Examples of hectare in a Sentence
Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
There are now 70 pits per hectare (2.47 acres) throughout Adrianna, which has been further divided into almost 300 lots, which are picked, vinified, and aged separately.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Chile, France and the United States are among the other large wine producers also grappling with oversupply, with even prime areas such as Bordeaux uprooting thousands of hectares of vines.
—Reuters, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
The green gold of Emilia Romagna Hotelier Gherardi is passionate about olive trees, with 150 hectares of new olive groves growing on the grounds of his farm-to-table resort and restaurants in the hills of Emilia Romagna.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The region nestles between the French southern Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, covering about 100 hectares (247 acres) and stretching beyond Menton's municipal boundaries into Roquebrune, Sainte-Agnès and Castellar.
—Barbara Surk and Daniel Cole, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Backed by $1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stockton University is in its fourth year of producing syrup from the 300 acres (120 hectares) of maples surrounding it.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Tuesday’s blackout came as Tesla assesses its plans to expand its only European site by 170 hectares (420 acres) and double production to as many as 1 million cars per year.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
In February 2023, fires in the country swept through more than 400,000 hectares and killed more than 22 people.
—Joe Kottke, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
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Word History
French, from hect- + are are entry 2
1810, in the meaning defined above
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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