wind farm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɪndˌfɑɹm/ (General-American)
- /ˈwɪndfɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From wind + farm, from the idea that the wind turbines are “farming” the wind to produce electricity.
Meanings
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A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.
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.
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: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).
1978, Wind Energy Study (Pacific Northwest Region): Final Report, page 204:"If you measure behind a wind turbine, the wind is blowing less hard," say Remco Verzijlbergh from Dutch weather service Whiffle. Geography means that this phenomenon, known as wind shadow, benefits Belgian wind farms in the North Sea.
2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 31, column 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wind-farm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wind farms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| windfarm | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
wind power · wind farmer · wind energy · windfarming
Synonyms
wind power plant · wind power station · wind park · wind park
Translations (64)
si සුළං විදුලි බල උද්යාන (collection of wind turbines) · cy fferm wynt (collection of wind turbines) · ro parc eolian (collection of wind turbines) · el αιολικό πάρκο (collection of wind turbines) · fy wynpark (collection of wind turbines) · eu haize-parke (collection of wind turbines) · pl elektrownia wiatrowa (collection of wind turbines) · fa نیروگاه بادی (collection of wind turbines) · it parco eolico (collection of wind turbines) · cs větrná farma (collection of wind turbines) · ta காற்றாடி (collection of wind turbines) · hu szélerőmű (collection of wind turbines) · pl wiatrówka (collection of wind turbines) · es parque eólico (collection of wind turbines) · nn vindkraftverk (collection of wind turbines) · pt parque eólico (collection of wind turbines) · hu szélfarm (collection of wind turbines) · mk ветроелектрана (collection of wind turbines) · kk жел паркі (collection of wind turbines) · fy wynmolepark (collection of wind turbines) · eo ventoparko (collection of wind turbines) · fr parc éolien (collection of wind turbines) · nl windpark (collection of wind turbines) · af windplass (collection of wind turbines) · vi trang trại gió (collection of wind turbines) · frr winjpark (collection of wind turbines) · et tuulepark (collection of wind turbines) · ja ウィンドファーム (collection of wind turbines) · sh вјетроелектра̀на (collection of wind turbines) · fy wynmûnepark (collection of wind turbines) · th ฟาร์มกังหันลม (collection of wind turbines) · fi tuulipuisto (collection of wind turbines) · da vindmøllepark (collection of wind turbines) · de Windpark (collection of wind turbines) · kk жел электр станциясы (collection of wind turbines) · ga feirm ghaoithe (collection of wind turbines) · ja 集合型風力発電所 (collection of wind turbines) · ca parc eòlic (collection of wind turbines) · wa zonigne d' olyinnes (collection of wind turbines) · sl vetrna elektrarna (collection of wind turbines) · nb vindpark (collection of wind turbines) · lt vėjo jėgainių parkas (collection of wind turbines) · hy հողմակայան (collection of wind turbines) · sh vjetroelektràna (collection of wind turbines) · gd tuathanas-gaoithe (collection of wind turbines) · az külək elektrik stansiyası (collection of wind turbines) · ru ветроэлектроста́нция (collection of wind turbines) · sv vindkraftspark (collection of wind turbines) · hu szélpark (collection of wind turbines) · fr centrale éolienne (collection of wind turbines) · id ladang angin (collection of wind turbines) · uk вітроелектростанція (collection of wind turbines) · fr ferme éolienne (collection of wind turbines) · ka ქარის ელექტროსადგური (collection of wind turbines) · tr rüzgâr tarlası (collection of wind turbines) · ka ქარის ტურბინების პარკი (collection of wind turbines) · ar مزرعة ريحية (collection of wind turbines) · wa tourniketreye (collection of wind turbines) · tr rüzgâr çiftliği (collection of wind turbines) · uk вітряна електростанція (collection of wind turbines) · nl windmolenpark (collection of wind turbines) · pl farma wiatrowa (collection of wind turbines) · cmn 風力發電廠 /风力发电厂 (collection of wind turbines) · gl parque eólico (collection of wind turbines)