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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A generator powered by wind, a wind turbine. dated

   "Modern wind machines convert the mechanical energy and are now called aerogenerators."

2. 2
   generator that extracts usable energy from winds wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

wind generatorwindmillwindmill

Example

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"Modern wind machines convert the mechanical energy and are now called aerogenerators."

Etymology

From aero- + generator.

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