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ullage
[ uhl-ij ]
noun
- the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- the quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents by evaporation, leakage, or use.
- Rocketry. the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it.
ullage
/ ˈʌlɪdʒ /
noun
- the volume by which a liquid container falls short of being full
- the quantity of liquid lost from a container due to leakage or evaporation
- (in customs terminology) the amount of liquid remaining in a container after such loss
verb
- to create ullage in
- to determine the amount of ullage in
- to fill up ullage in
Derived Forms
- ˈullaged, adjective
Other Words From
- ullaged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ullage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ullage1
Example Sentences
But I also look for the ullage, the space between the cork and the wine.
"Now, you ebony thief, I'll swear that there was half a bottle left when I took my last glass; for I held the bottle up to the candle to ascertain the ullage."
“Now, you ebony thief, I’ll swear that there was half a bottle left when I took my last glass; for I held the bottle up to the candle to ascertain the ullage.”
All air is carefully excluded from the casks, any ullage is immediately checked, and as evaporation is continually going on the casks 83 are examined every fortnight, when any deficiency is at once replenished.
Antonyms: diffuse, prolix, long. shortage, n. deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, deficit, ullage.
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