wind turbinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɪnd ˌtɜː.baɪn/us/ˈwɪnd ˌtɝː.baɪn/a tall structure with blades that are blown round by the wind and produce power to make electricity
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Machines - generators & pumps
- -engined
- accelerator
- alternator
- breeder reactor
- charger
- dock
- docking station
- dynamo
- electromotive
- generator
- power station
- pump
- pump-action
- pumping station
- PWR
- substation
- treadmill
- turbine
- turbocharger
- watermill
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Examples from literature
- A wind farm is a place with wind turbines that use the wind to make electricity.
- Modern windmills, called wind turbines, are used as a clean way to make electricity.
- The wind turbines on the wind farms in Greensburg make enough energy for 4,000 homes.
- Wind turbines are especially efficient in places that are windy most of the time, because they work best when winds are traveling 50 to 90 kilometers per hour.
- Wind turbines use the wind to make electricity.
- Wind turbines were built to make electricity.