wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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That could be, in part, because some entry-level technicians earn less than $50,000 a year, or because wind turbine service technicians have one of the highest rates of injury and illness of all occupations. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Understanding where and when bats migrate could help wind turbine operators mitigate collisions with the blades, which are the cause of millions of bat deaths globally each year. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025 Growth in renewable energy is driving a need for wind turbine technicians and solar panel installers. Zahir Khoja, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Taiwan aims to have 700 offshore wind turbines operating in the consistently windy Taiwan Strait by 2025, up from nearly 300 as of last year. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind turbine 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wind turbine was in 1909

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“Wind turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20turbine. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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