wind-farm

IPA/ˈwɪnd fɑːm/
IPA/ˈwɪnd fɑːrm/

wind-farm — noun

1. a place — either on land or at sea — where many tall wind turbines are grouped t

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Definition

a place — either on land or at sea — where many tall wind turbines are grouped together to produce electricity from the wind

Example

The new wind-farm off the coast of Taiwan will power more than 200,000 homes.

offshore wind-farm + power [number] homes

Eitan got a job maintaining turbines at a wind-farm in the north of Scotland.

maintain turbines at a wind-farm

Common collocations
  • offshore wind-farm
  • onshore wind-farm
  • build a wind-farm
  • plan a wind-farm
  • wind-farm turbine
  • wind-farm project
  • proposed wind-farm
Synonyms
  • wind park

    less common synonym; used especially in European English

  • wind energy site

    more formal; used in planning documents and industry reports

Antonyms

Grammar Patterns

wind-farm + verb (singular/plural)

Usage Note

Often written as two separate words ('wind farm') without a hyphen. Can also be called a 'wind park' in some regions.

Common Mistakes

The wind-farm is a factory that produces electricity.
A wind-farm is a group of wind turbines that generate electricity.
A wind-farm is not a factory building; it is an outdoor area with multiple turbine structures.
There are many wind-farms of rice in the field.
There are many wind turbines at the wind-farm.
'Wind-farm' has no connection to farm crops; it refers only to electricity generation.

Etymology

First known use

1973

1973, in the meaning defined above