hectare
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hectare
From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at hect-, are 2
Vocabulary lists containing hectare
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Generally, a plague is defined as 800 mice per hectare, he says.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
In her canola paddocks, she estimates there are about 8,000 to 10,000 mice per hectare - about the size of a rugby field.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Forest nations are paid around $4 per hectare,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
"Every hectare we protect in Central America has ripple effects for birds and people across the hemisphere," said Lello-Smith.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
Cereal crops have the virtues of being fast growing, high in carbohydrates, and yielding up to a ton of edible food per hectare cultivated.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The damage remains far off the pace of 2023, Canada's worst wildfire season on record, when nearly 18 million hectares burned in the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
As of last Friday, that figure had stood at nearly 1.6 million hectares.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
So far, Canadian wildfires have scorched 1.9 million hectares this year, an area nearly the size of Slovenia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
These included the Sarimukti Landfill in Bandung Regency, which torched dozens of hectares of land, and was suspected of having been caused by cigarette butts and a buildup of methane gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The buildings of the Hounslow Feely Studio covered seven and a half hectares.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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