hectare

American

[hek-tair] / ˈhɛk tɛər /

Or hektare

noun

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

hectare British

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hectare

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at hect-, are ²

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Example Sentences

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The Hands Free Hectare project will use flying drones and automated tractors in the coming year to grow and harvest a cereal crop.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2016

She went downstairs, and left to myself again, I grew furious to think that Margaret would see me so, a regular wild man of the woods--quantum mutatus ab illo Hectare.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

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