wind generator

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wind generator

noun wind generators

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. When Kamkwamba stopped going to school because his family could no longer afford the fees, he went to his local library, read up on his science, found a DIY guide to making a wind generator and set about trying to build it. […]
Similar: wind turbine

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noun wind-driven generator

Deutsch	Windgenerator
Română	generator eolian
Русский	ветроэлектрогенера́тор vetroelektrogenerátor, ветря́к vetrják

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@misc{wind_generator_2026,
  title = {wind generator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wind%20generator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}