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hectolitre

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hectolitre US, hectoliter [ˈhɛktəʊˌliːtə]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one hundred litres. A measure of capacity equivalent to 3.531 cubic feet. Symbol hl
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Noun1.hectolitre - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms
dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
cubic meter, cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitre - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
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hectolitre hectoliter (US) [ˈhektəʊˌliːtəʳ] Nhectolitro m
hectolitre, (US) hectoliter
nHektoliter m


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For now, he sells about 105 to 110 cases of beer a month almost straight out of the vat, producing a 10-hectolitre batch (one hectolitre is 100 litres) every two weeks.
The companies said Unibroue is using just 67,000 hectolitres of its 110,000-hectolitre brewing capacity.
And Black Oak has entered a big sector; according to the Brewers Association of Canada, in 1998 brewers poured out more than 19 million hectolitres of suds in Canada (one hectolitre equals approximately 12.
 
 
 
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