Word
hectare
US/ˈhɛkˌtɑɹ/
UK/hˈɛkteə/
Definition
n. a unit of measurement for an area of land. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square metres, which is about the size of two football fields.
n. a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres or approximately 2.47 acres.
Examples
“The farmer owns ten hectares of land.”
“The local government recently protected fifty hectares of forest from being cleared for new housing developments.”
“While the estate was once thousands of hectares in size, successive generations have sold off parcels of land until only the central manor and its immediate gardens remain.”
Examples
simple
“The farmer owns ten hectares of land.”
contextual
“The local government recently protected fifty hectares of forest from being cleared for new housing developments.”
complex
“While the estate was once thousands of hectares in size, successive generations have sold off parcels of land until only the central manor and its immediate gardens remain.”
Usage
Commonly used in agriculture, forestry, and land planning; often abbreviated as 'ha' in technical documents.
Real-World Examples
“More than 90,000 hectares (900 sq km or 350 sq miles) has burned in France.” “So far the area has burned 20 hectares.” “Benya, one hectare of forest contained 11 trees, each more than 65 meters tall.” Etymology
Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- + are.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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