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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HECTOM'ETER, n. [Gr. a hundred, and measure.] A French measure equal to a hundred meters; the meter being the unit of lineal measure. It is equivalent nearly to 308 French feet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French hectomètre, from hect- + mètre meter Date: 1810 — see metric system table

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hectometer Hec"to*me`ter, Hectometre Hec"to*me`tre, n. [F. ? hectom[`e]tre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. m[`e]tre a meter.] A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet.