Definition of
Ullage
- (noun, quantity) the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
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Alternate forms of Ullage
Hypernyms: indefinite quantity
Origin of the word Ullage
- "amount by which a cask or bottle falls short of being full," late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. ulliage (early 14c.), Anglo-L. oliagium (late 13c.), O.Fr. ouillage, from ouiller "to fill up (a barrel) to the bung," lit. "to fill to the eye," from ueil "eye," from L. ochulus. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper