Ullage Definition
ŭlĭj
noun
The amount of liquid within a container that is lost, as by leakage, during shipment or storage.
American Heritage
The amount by which a container, esp. of liquid, falls short of being full.
Webster's New World
In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
Wiktionary
The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
Wiktionary
In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, such as for fuel.
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Other Word Forms of Ullage
Noun
Singular:
ullage
Plural:
ullagesOrigin of Ullage
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Middle English ulage from Old French ouillage from ouiller to fill up a cask from ouil eye, bunghole from Latin oculus eye okw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English ulage, from Anglo-Norman ullage, from *ullier (“to fill a partially empty cask"), from Old French oel (“bunghole", literally, "eye"), from Latin oculus (“eye").
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