hectolitre Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
    hectoliter; hl.

WordNet

Hec"to*li`ter, Hec"to*li`tre noun (Also<
  • Hectoliter
  • Hectolitre
)
Etymology
F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. hundred + F. litre a liter.
Definitions
  1. A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26½ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2⅚ Winchester bushels.

Webster 1913