Hectare Definition

hĕktâr
hectares
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.
Webster's New World
A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres).
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Other Word Forms of Hectare

Noun

Singular:
hectare
Plural:
hectares

Origin of Hectare

  • From French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton, “hundred”) + are.

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Hectare Sentence Examples

  • In August we harvest the peas hope to get about 5 tons per hectare.

  • Tarmac aggregate operate on a 5 hectare site dedicated to the import of marine dredged aggregate.

  • Site Description / Context The site is a 76 hectare former airfield which closed in 1957.

  • A retail center and fast food outlet for Spen Hill Developments on a 1.8 hectare brownfield site.

  • The main buildings on the site are a 1 hectare greenhouse for salad cress production and a 5 hectare greenhouse growing pot herbs.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEC

Words Ending With

EREARE

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