noun
- Plural of hectolitre; units of volume equal to 100 litres, used chiefly in measuring liquids such as wine or oil.
Usage: metric unit; primarily British spelling (U.S. spelling: hectoliters); commonly used in agriculture and beverage industries
Examples
- The vineyard produced 500 hectolitres of wine last season.
- Oil shipments are often measured in hectolitres.
- The storage tank holds up to 200 hectolitres of fresh water.
- France exports millions of hectolitres of wine annually.
- The recipe requires 5 hectolitres of milk for the large batch.