wind-driven
US: /ˈwɪnd ˌdrɪvən/
Definition

Definition of wind-driven - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
movementmoved or carried along by wind from one place to another
  • The hikers struggled against wind-driven snow on the mountain trail.
2.
technologyTECH.powered or operated using wind energy as the main forceTECH.
  • The farm uses a wind-driven pump to draw water from the well.
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Origin of wind-driven

modern English compound: wind (Old English wind) + driven (drifan “to drive”)

Terms with wind-driven included in their meaning

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weather
low drifting clouds driven by the wind
boats
small-scale wind-driven generator for boats
mechanical operation
turbine driven by the wind
wind-driven
having rain driven by wind
wind-driven
moved quickly by the wind
wind-driven
driven by the wind
swift movement
action of moving swiftly driven by wind
meteorology
rapid movement of clouds driven by the wind

Examples of wind-driven in a sentence

  • The coastline was reshaped by wind-driven sand over many years.
  • The island’s power grid relies on a wind-driven generator.
  • Ancient sailors feared wind-driven storms that could snap a ship’s masts.

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  1. French:poussé par le vent, éolien, ...
  2. German:windgetrieben, windbetrieben, ...
  3. Italian:spinto dal vento, azionato dal vento, ...
  4. Spanish:impulsado por el viento, eólico, ...
  5. Portuguese:arrastado pelo vento, eólico, ...
  6. Chinese:被风吹动的, 风力带动的, ...
  7. Japanese:風で運ばれた, 風力駆動の, ...
  8. Arabic:مَدْفُوع بِالرِّيح, رِيحيّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:מוּנָע רוּחַ, מוּפְעָל בְּרוּחַ, ...
  10. Russian:перемещающийся под действием ветра, ветровой, ...
  11. Ukrainian:вітрогнаний, вітропривідний, ...
  12. Hindi:पवनचालित, पवन-चालित, ...

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