hectare

The definition of a hectare is 2.471 acres.

(noun)

An example of a hectare is the size of a piece of property that a homeowner might buy to build their home in a rural area.

See hectare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

one hundred ares or 10,000 square meters or 0.01 square kilometer (11,959.9 square yards or 2.471 acres): abbrev. ha

Origin: Fr: see hecto- & are

See hectare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. ha

A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres). See Table at measurement.

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