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Noun: hectoliter  'hek-tu,lee-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: hectolitre)
  1. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
    - hectolitre [Brit, Cdn], hl

Derived forms: hectoliters

Type of: metric capacity unit

Part of: cubic meter [US], cubic metre [Brit, Cdn], kiloliter [US], kilolitre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Hectoliter