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21Wind River Experimental Forest — The Wind River Experimental Forest is an ecological and silvicultural research in Stabler, Washington, in the United States. Founded in 1902 as a tree nursery, and functioning as an experimental forest since 1932, it is known as the cradle of… …
22load — Synonyms and related words: abundance, acres, adulterate, affliction, albatross, anxiety, bag, baggage, bags, bale, barrel, barrels, bear, bear hard upon, bellyful, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, blast, bottle, box, brim,… …
23wind — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Vayu, Zephyr, Zephyrus, about ship, aerate, aerophone, air, air out, air condition, air cool, airify, allure, antelope, arch, arrow, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, back and fill,… …
24wind up — Synonyms and related words: abort, button up, cap, carry to completion, cease, charge, clean up, climax, close, close out, close up, cock, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, determine, do, end, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up, get done …
25wind down — 1) informal they needed to wind down Syn: relax, unwind, calm down, cool down/off, ease up/off, take it easy, rest, put one s feet up; informal take a load off, hang loose, chill, chill out, kick back 2) the summer was winding down …
26live load — noun a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic • Syn: ↑superload • Hypernyms: ↑load, ↑loading, ↑burden * * * noun 1 …
27dynamic load — noun Any load which is nonstatic, such as a wind load or moving live load …
28Unconventional wind turbines — Wind turbines History Design Manufacturers Unconventional As of 2010, the most common type of wind turbine is the three bladed horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT). This article deals with various types of wind turbine that differ from the… …
29Darrieus wind turbine — Fig. 1: A Darrieus wind turbine once used to generate electricity on the Magdalen Islands The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind. The turbine… …
30Environmental 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… …
