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Amount lacking to make a full cask
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ullage
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"amount by which a cask or bottle falls short of being full," late 15c., from Anglo-French ulliage (early 14c.), Anglo-Latin oliagium (late 13c.), Old French ouillage , from ouiller "to fill up (a barrel) to the bung," literally "to fill to the eye," from ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ullage (from the French ouillage ) is a winemaking term that has several meanings but most commonly refers to the headspace of air between wine and the top of the container holding the wine. It can also refer to the process of evaporation that creates the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine. 2 In a cask or barrel, the empty space, occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel 3 The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine 4 In ...
Usage examples of ullage.
Ullage: small rockets firing around the base of the stack, settling the propellants before the main burn.