Phrase guide

wind generator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A wind-driven generator, working on the same principle as a wind turbine but usually on a smaller scale, used for example for charging batteries on sailing boats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

generator that extracts usable energy from winds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windmill, aerogenerator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: generator

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հողմաշարժիչ (hoġmašaržičʻ) — wind-driven generator
  • Danish: vindgenerator — wind-driven generator
  • Georgian: ქარის გენერატორი (karis generaṭori) — wind-driven generator
  • German: Windgenerator — wind-driven generator
  • Latvian: vēja ģenerators — wind-driven generator
  • Marathi: वातचलित्र जनित्र (vātaclitra janitra) — wind-driven generator
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vindgenerator — wind-driven generator
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vindgenerator — wind-driven generator
  • Polish: turbina wiatrowa — wind-driven generator
  • Romanian: generator eolian — wind-driven generator
  • Russian: ветроэлектрогенера́тор (vetroelektrogenerátor) — wind-driven generator
  • Russian: ветря́к (vetrják) — wind-driven generator