hectare

or hek·tare

[ hek-tair ]

noun
  1. a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha

Origin of hectare

1
From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at hect-, are2

Words Nearby hectare

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How to use hectare in a sentence

  • It has been estimated that the labour of 19.8 persons (200 per hectare) is needed for a tambu of mulberry field.

    The Foundations of Japan | J.W. Robertson Scott
  • And land so employed is very often let on leases of three, six, or nine years, at thirty-five pounds a hectare.

    France and the Republic | William Henry Hurlbert
  • The sale was to be effected at the figure of 10 francs per hectare—about 3s.

  • The ordinary unit of land area is the hectare (about 2-1/2 acres).

    Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen
  • Linant Bey computed that twenty-nine cubic mètres per day sufficed to irrigate a hectare in the Delta.

    Man and Nature | George P. Marsh

British Dictionary definitions for hectare

hectare

/ (ˈhɛktɑː) /


noun
  1. one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres: Symbol: ha

Origin of hectare

1
C19: from French; see hecto-, are ²

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