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hectolitre

/ ˈhɛktəʊˌliːtə /

noun

  1. one hundred litres. A measure of capacity equivalent to 3.531 cubic feet hl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

We must not suppose, however, that the franc with which each hectolitre is burdened as interest is an invariable quantity.

An agriculturist: Three francs premium upon the hectolitre of corn for me!

It is usually sown in autumn with a little rye or winter oats, at the rate of a hectolitre to a hectare.

But a stomach with the cubic capacity of a hectolitre needed more than this!

In these circumstances, each hectolitre would be burdened with one franc.

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