wind turbine
Americannoun
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wind turbines
plural
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Etymology
Origin of wind turbine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Ming Yang has described the UK government's decision - on what would have been the UK's largest wind turbine factory - as a "significant missed opportunity", saying it could have supported up to 1,500 jobs.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
"First of all, there were difficulties with transporting the wind turbine components," said Yuriy Fedak, a director at Eco-Optima.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The commission also started looking into Chinese wind turbine group Goldwind in February to probe if the company had been granted subsidies that distort the EU market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
There was a radar tower, wind turbine, antennae, and various other weather instruments.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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