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hectometre
CIDE DICTIONARY
hectometre, n. [F. hectomètre, fr. Gr. hundred + F. mètre a meter.].
A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hectometre, n. (US hectometer) a metric unit of length, equal to one hundred metres.
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