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

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

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

From Project Gutenberg

And land so employed is very often let on leases of three, six, or nine years, at thirty-five pounds a hectare.

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The sale was to be effected at the figure of 10 francs per hectare—about 3s.

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

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Linant Bey computed that twenty-nine cubic mètres per day sufficed to irrigate a hectare in the Delta.

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