'Hectoliter' definitions:
Definition of 'hectoliter'
(from WordNet)
noun
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
Definition of 'Hectoliter'
From: GCIDE
- 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. Hectometer