wind theft

noun

The act of unintentionally or strategically blocking another’s access to clean wind, as by creating a wind shadow.

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Meanings

nounwind theft (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of unintentionally or strategically blocking another’s access to clean wind, as by creating a wind shadow.

    "The North Sea is being built up with wind farms, so there will be more and more wind theft."

    2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 31, column 3
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APA

wind theft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20theft

MLA

“wind theft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20theft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind theft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20theft.

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