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Answer for the clue "Liquid lost from a container ", 6 letters:
ullage

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ullage \Ul"lage\ (?; 48), n. [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.) The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Ullage: small rockets firing around the base of the stack, settling the propellants before the main burn.