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.
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
wind spinner
toy that spins around, often driven by 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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- French:poussé par le vent, éolien, ...
- German:windgetrieben, windbetrieben, ...
- Italian:spinto dal vento, azionato dal vento, ...
- Spanish:impulsado por el viento, eólico, ...
- Portuguese:arrastado pelo vento, eólico, ...
- Chinese:被风吹动的, 风力带动的, ...
- Japanese:風で運ばれた, 風力駆動の, ...
- Arabic:مَدْفُوع بِالرِّيح, رِيحيّ, ...
- Hebrew:מוּנָע רוּחַ, מוּפְעָל בְּרוּחַ, ...
- Russian:перемещающийся под действием ветра, ветровой, ...
- Ukrainian:вітрогнаний, вітропривідний, ...
- Hindi:पवनचालित, पवन-चालित, ...
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