ULLAGE

ullage

(noun) the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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

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