hectacre

H4E1C3T1A1C3R1E1
/hɛkteɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

One hundred acres.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

hectacre1

nounhectacre (plural hectacres)

plural hectacres

  1. rareOne hundred acres.

hectacre2

nounhectacre (plural hectacres)

plural hectacres

  1. nonstandarderroneousHectare.

    ha hectacre (2.5 acres)

    2007, Thomas T. Samaras, Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling →ISBN, page 335 (list of abbreviations)
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    In Maryland, I have about six woody plant species per hectacre. (One hectacre, a metric measurement, equals 2.47 acres.)

    2001, James A. Duke, Michael Castleman, The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions, →ISBN, page 8

    This deforestation in the name of beef has meant the loss of 10 million hectacres in the Brazilian Amazon since 1996. You don't even have to know what a hectacre is to know the situation is severe (btw a hectacre is 10,000 square meters, […]).

    2009, Jen Pleasants, Bag Green Guilt, 5 Easy Steps, →ISBN, page 37

Origin

hectacre · noun

From confusion of hectare and acre.

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APA

hectacre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectacre

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“hectacre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectacre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hectacre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectacre.

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