windfarm

or wind farm

[ wind-fahrm ]

noun

, Energy.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of windfarm¹

First recorded in 1975–80; wind ¹ + farm

Example Sentences

Charlie Jordan, chief executive of Scottish Power Renewables, said the £4bn windfarm would provide enough green energy to power more than a million homes.

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Siemens Gamesa will manufacture the blades for 64 turbines, which will be installed at the East Anglia TWO windfarm off the Suffolk coast.

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“Imagine a windfarm was killing 184 million birds a year, that would be a wholly unacceptable situation. So why is it ok to kill all these fish?” he said.

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The company said it has invested more than £1bn in the windfarm and cable projects, and plans to plough another £20bn into renewables by the end of the decade.

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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.

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