hectoliter

[ hek-tuh-lee-ter ]

/ ˈhɛk təˌli tər /

a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl

Also especially British, hec·to·li·tre.

Origin of hectoliter

From the French word hectolitre, dating back to 1800–10. See hecto-, liter

A hectolitre is equivalent to two and three-quarter bushels.

Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) |Abel Chapman
It is usually sown in autumn with a little rye or winter oats, at the rate of a hectolitre to a hectare.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
Secondly--He engaged to deliver five litres on every hectolitre.

Essays on Political Economy |Frederic Bastiat
But a stomach with the cubic capacity of a hectolitre needed more than this!

Grim: The Story of a Pike |Svend Fleuron

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

Economic Sophisms |Frederic Bastiat

hectolitre

/ (ˈhɛktəʊˌliːtə) /

one hundred litres. A measure of capacity equivalent to 3.531 cubic feet Symbol: hl