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wind turbine [′win ′tər‚bīn] (electricity) An advanced type of windmill designed to convert wind energy into electrical energy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like the beleaguered Cape Wind Project in Nantucket Sound, wind farms in Australia have faced opposition from communities that do not want their views disrupted by wind turbines. The wind turbines on order will be used by PPM Energy for wind power generation. A far cry from the wooden windmills that have peppered the rural landscape of Europe for centuries, modern wind turbines are finding a place of their own among farms all over the world, as well as in the oceans and deserts. |
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