Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hectoliter \Hec"to*li`ter\, Hectolitre \Hec"to*li`tre\, n. [F.
hectolitre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. litre a liter.]
A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a
tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure,
or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains
ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels.
Source : WordNet®
hectolitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
[syn: {hectoliter}, {hl}]