: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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Wildfires have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 500,000 acres (202,340 hectares).
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
But the City of Big Shoulders heaved an anxious sigh in 2023 when the Bears paid about $200 million for a 326-acre (132-hectare) former horse-racing track in Arlington Heights.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Located within a two-hectare coconut grove on almost 400 feet of pristine white sand in southern Tulum, this is a place to take a step back from the rest of the world and catch your breath.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mining drove the loss of about 370,000 hectares (roughly 914,000 acres) of Indonesian forests between 2001 and 2020 — more than in any other country — according to an analysis by the World Resources Institute.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
But the City of Big Shoulders heaved an anxious sigh in 2023 when the Bears paid about $200 million for a 326-acre (132-hectare) former horse-racing track in Arlington Heights.
—John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Located within a two-hectare coconut grove on almost 400 feet of pristine white sand in southern Tulum, this is a place to take a step back from the rest of the world and catch your breath.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mining drove the loss of about 370,000 hectares (roughly 914,000 acres) of Indonesian forests between 2001 and 2020 — more than in any other country — according to an analysis by the World Resources Institute.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hectare
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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