wind farm

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English

Etymology

Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas, U.S.A.

From wind +‎ farm, from the idea that the wind turbines are “farming” the wind to produce electricity.

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wind farm (plural wind farms)

  1. A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.
    Synonyms: wind park, wind power plant, wind power station
    • 1978, Wind Energy Study (Pacific Northwest Region): Final Report, page 204:
      Then roughly 176 wind generators of 1.8 megawatts each would be located at each wind farm affecting an area of 15 × 176 or 2640 acres (4.1 sq mi) but directly using only about 176 acres (0.3 sq mi).
    • 2019 December 10, “Stormy weather blows in new wind power record”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:
      The windy weather last weekend set a new renewable power record and resulted in some households being paid to charge their electric cars to help balance the grid. Wind farms in Britain generated more than 16 gigawatts of power for the first time on Sunday evening.
    • 2021 October 23, Tom Plevey, “Reaping the wind turbines: The little town in the Great Dividing Range split by green energy plan”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 December 2021:
      Rob Schofield, proprietor of Nundle's only pub, [] feels that the windfarm could bring a much-needed boost to the town, which lost jobs after the amalgamation of Nundle Shire Council with Tamworth Regional Council.

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  1. ^ wind farm, n.” under wind, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; wind farm, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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