wind turbine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wind turbine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
"An electric car contains 80 kg of copper, compared with 20 kg in a conventional one," he notes, while "a wind turbine contains between four and ten tons of copper per megawatt."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
On the edge of the sleepy town of Figueruelas, a single, vast wind turbine spins around, casting its shadow over the buildings nearby.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
The lab has worked with companies, universities and other laboratories and pioneered research into wind turbine blade design that set the standard for efficiency in the broader wind industry, according to DOE.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
There was a radar tower, wind turbine, antennae, and various other weather instruments.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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