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windfarm

American

[wind-fahrm] / ˈwɪndˌfɑrm /

Or wind farm

noun

Energy.

a large grouping of wind generators or wind plants located at a site having dependable strong winds.

Etymology

Origin of windfarm

First recorded in 1975–80; wind ¹ + farm

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Ministers had been inspired by similar state-backed firms such as Sweden's Vattenfall, which owns Wales' largest onshore windfarm - Pen-y-Cymoedd.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

In a significant blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, the Danish energy company Orsted has cancelled plans for a huge windfarm off the coast of Yorkshire.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

They say the potential impacts of Berwick Bank are becoming so severe that they "overshadow and are undermining" the progress of other, lower impact windfarm applications.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

"We envisage about 30 different windfarm projects over the next 10 years or so in our natural trading hinterland," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025

Power is flowing from the Shetland Isles to mainland Britain for the first time as the UK's most productive onshore windfarm comes on stream.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

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