hectare

Or hek·tare

[hek-tair]

noun

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

hectare

/ ˈhɛktɑː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectare¹

C19: from French; see _hecto- , _are ²

Example Sentences

Overall, between 800,000 and a million hectares of woodland, an area about the size of Puerto Rico, will be restored, under the terms of the project.

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It manages more than 20 million hectares of protected area with the goal of making each park "ecologically, socially and financially sustainable for the long term".

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In the right conditions an orchard could produce up to 20 kilos per hectare.

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The government says there has been extensive crop damage on some 148,000 hectares of agricultural land, which has been submerged under water.

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In a single year her team have inspected 4,500 hectares of spruce on the public estate - just shy of 7,000 football pitches.

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