hectolitre

{ } n. [ F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. &unr_; hundred + F. litre a liter. ] A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels.