hectolitre, -liter
(ˈhɛktəʊliːtə(r))
[F. hectolitre (ɛktɔlitr): see hecto- and litre.]
In the Metric system, a measure of capacity containing 100 litres, or 3·531 cubic feet, or about 23/4 bushels.
| 1810 Naval Chron. XXIV. 301 Hectolittre = 2·9203 cubic feet. 1860 All Year Round No. 69. 448 A hectolitre contains a trifle more than a three-bushel English corn-sack. 1891 Daily News 31 Oct. 2/3 Russia has usually a crop of about 200 million hectolitres of oats. |