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Noun: hectometer  'hek-tu,mee-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: hectometre)
  1. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
    - hectometre [Brit, Cdn], hm [Brit]

Derived forms: hectometers

Type of: metric linear unit

Part of: kilometer [US], kilometre [Brit, Cdn], klick [informal], km

Encyclopedia: Hectometer