Definition of HECTARE

hectare

Plural: hectares

Noun

  • A unit of area, equal to 10,000 square meters.
  • (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
  • A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

Examples

  • The Words With Friends board, though small, felt like a whole hectare when trying to find a word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- + are.

Synonyms

square hectometre

Scrabble Score: 12

hectare: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hectare: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hectare: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

hectare: valid Words With Friends Word