ullage
(noun) the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ullage (countable and uncountable, plural ullages)
In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
In a cask or barrel, the empty space, occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel, or through spillage.
The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, such as for fuel.
ullage (third-person singular simple present ullages, present participle ullaging, simple past and past participle ullaged)
To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.
Source: Wiktionary
Ul"lage (; 48), n. Etym: [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.)
Definition: The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
