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WIND TURBINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wind turbine mean? 

WIND TURBINE (noun)
  The noun WIND TURBINE has 1 sense:

1. a turbine that is driven by the windplay

  Familiarity information: WIND TURBINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WIND TURBINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A turbine that is driven by the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wind turbine" is a kind of...):

turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)

Holonyms ("wind turbine" is a part of...):

wind energy facility; wind farm; wind park (a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity)


 Context examples 


These owl-inspired leading edge serrations, if applied to wind turbine blades, aircraft wings or drone rotors, could provide a useful biomimetic design for flow control and noise reduction.

(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)



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