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hectare

nounmasculinetechnicalcommon/ɛ.ˈkta.ɾɨ/hec·ta·re

Definition

1

A unit of area equal to 100 ares or 10,000 square meters (symbol: ha).

Usage examples

The farm covers an area of fifty hectares.
The fire destroyed several hundred hectares of woodland.

Common combinations

hectare of landfive-hectare vineyardmeasured in hectares