wind turbine
Americannoun
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wind turbines
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of wind turbine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The yard at the Plaswire Ltd site in Lurgan, County Armagh, is covered with wind turbine parts and other kinds of large-scale industrial materials looking for an alternative ending.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Thousands of tonnes of wind turbine blade material are expected to require replacement by 2030, leading to the question of what to do with them.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
But a crucial difference between renewables and fossil fuels is that buyers only have to pay for a solar plant or wind turbine once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
"In the beginning, it was a shipyard. We built a good dozen ships a year. Now we build dozens of wind turbine towers. It's quite different," she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
There was a radar tower, wind turbine, antennae, and various other weather instruments.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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