wind turbine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wind turbine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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"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
"The wind turbine is 20 years old now and replacing it will be beyond me," she says.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 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
The Danish wind turbine maker last year unveiled plans to build a new blade factory in Szczecin, near the Baltic Sea coast, to support Europe’s build-out of offshore wind parks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
There was a radar tower, wind turbine, antennae, and various other weather instruments.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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