Phrase guide

wind power

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Power of the wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Such power harnessed as a power source, especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

power derived from the wind (as by windmills)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wind generation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alternative energy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: külək enerjisi — power harnessed from the wind
  • Catalan: energia eòlica — power harnessed from the wind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 風能 /风能 (fēngnéng) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 風力 /风力 (fēnglì) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Czech: větrná energie — power harnessed from the wind
  • Danish: vindkraft — power harnessed from the wind
  • Danish: vindenergi — power harnessed from the wind
  • Dutch: windenergie — power harnessed from the wind
  • Esperanto: ventoenergio — power harnessed from the wind
  • Estonian: tuuleenergia — power harnessed from the wind
  • Faroese: vindorka — power harnessed from the wind
  • Finnish: tuulivoima — power harnessed from the wind
  • Finnish: tuulisähkö — power harnessed from the wind
  • French: énergie éolienne — power harnessed from the wind
  • Georgian: ქარის ენერგია (karis energia) — power harnessed from the wind
  • German: Windenergie — power harnessed from the wind
  • Greek: αιολική ενέργεια (aiolikí enérgeia) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Hungarian: szélenergia — power harnessed from the wind
  • Icelandic: vindorka — power harnessed from the wind
  • Italian: energia eolica — power harnessed from the wind
  • Japanese: 風力 (fūryoku) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Macedonian: ветерна енергија (veterna energija) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Mongolian: салхины эрчим хүч (salxiny erčim xüč) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vindkraft — power harnessed from the wind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vindkraft — power harnessed from the wind
  • Polish: aeroenergetyka — power harnessed from the wind
  • Polish: energia wiatru — power harnessed from the wind
  • Portuguese: energia eólica — power harnessed from the wind
  • Romanian: energie eoliană — power harnessed from the wind
  • Russian: эне́ргия ве́тра (enɛ́rgija vétra) — power harnessed from the wind
  • Northern Sami: bieggafápmu — power harnessed from the wind
  • Spanish: energía eólica — power harnessed from the wind
  • Swedish: vindkraft — power harnessed from the wind