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Noun: hectolitre  'hek-tu,lee-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hectoliter)
  1. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 litres
    "The brewery produced several hectolitres of beer each day";
    - hectoliter [US], hl

Derived forms: hectolitres

Type of: metric capacity unit

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

Encyclopedia: Hectolitre