wind power

American  

[wind pou-er] / ˈwɪnd ˌpaʊ ər /

noun

1. power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power.

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wind power British  

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. power produced from windmills and wind turbines

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Etymology

Origin of wind power

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

None of these assertions about wind power is supported by reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The developments will initially be powered with natural gas and “it will shift over time to a blended solution,” he said, pointing to solar and wind power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The cost of renewables such as solar and wind power has also come down sharply, underscoring the poor economics of coal-fired generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

More than three quarters of this new capacity would come from wind power and "programmable technologies such as Battery Energy Storage Systems", Enel said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

As of 1492, all of those operations to which animal, water, and wind power were being applied in Eurasia were still being carried out by human muscle power in the Americas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond