shifting wind
1Wind-powered vehicle — Wind powered vehicles have traditionally been associated with seafaring vehicles that, until the advent of steam engines, relied primarily upon winds which were used to drive the sails of such vehicles to their destinations. In the Western world …
2Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… …
3Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
4wind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. twist, [en]twine; coil, curl, spiral; bandage, loop; enfold, in fold; wreathe, roll; crank, reel; sinuate, meander, wander. See convulsion, deviation, rotation. n. See wind. II Current of air Nouns… …
5Savonius wind turbine — Savonius wind turbines are a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), used for converting the power of the wind into torque on a rotating shaft. They were invented by the Finnish engineer Sigurd J. Savonius in 1922. Johann Ernst Elias Bessler… …
6Environmental effects of wind power — Compared to the environmental effects of traditional energy sources, the environmental effects of wind power are relatively minor. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to… …
7Cape Wind — The Cape Wind Project is a $900 million proposed offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound off Cape Cod in Massachusetts (coord|41.542|N|70.321|W) proposed by a private developer, Cape Wind Associates. If the project moves forward… …
8The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD …
9Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) — Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Japanese promotional poster Kanji 風の谷のナウシカ Rōmaji …
10Scroby Sands wind farm — Geobox|Energy Plants name = Scroby Sands wind farm |300px image caption =Scroby Sands Wind Turbines official name = Scroby Sands wind farm motto = symbol = country =England state = Norfolk region = East of England district = Great Yarmouth… …
