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Ullage — refers to the unfilled space in a container of liquid.EtymologyThe word comes ultimately from the Latin oculus, “eye”, which was used in a figurative sense by the Romans for the bung hole of a barrel. This was taken into French in the medieval… … Wikipedia
ullage — UK US /ˈʌlɪdʒ/ noun [C or U] PRODUCTION, MEASURES ► the space in a closed container of liquid that is not filled by the liquid: »Most wines are bottled for immediate consumption, and the ullage should be small. »The requirement to determine… … Financial and business terms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ullage — index deficiency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ullage — ► NOUN 1) the amount by which a container falls short of being full. 2) loss of liquid by evaporation or leakage. ORIGIN from Old French euillier fill up , from Latin oculus eye (with reference to a container s bunghole) … English terms dictionary
ullage — [ul′ij] n. [ME ulage < Anglo Fr ulliage < OFr ouillage, a filling up to the brim or the bunghole < ouiller, to fill (a cask) to the bunghole < ueil, an eye, fig. bunghole < L oculus, an EYE] the amount by which a container, esp. of … English World dictionary
Ullage — Unter Ullage (englisch u. a. für Freiraum , Füllstand bis Tankdecke ) versteht man in der Seeschifffahrt den freien Raum zwischen der Oberfläche einer Flüssigkeit in einem Tank und dem oberen Abschluss des Tanks. Analog bezeichnet Ullage auch den … Deutsch Wikipedia
ullage — [15] Ullage denotes the amount of unfilled space in a wine bottle or barrel. It goes back ultimately to Latin oculus ‘eye’ (a distant relative of English eye), in the metaphorical sense ‘bung hole of a barrel’. As the word passed into Old French… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ullage — /ˈʌlɪdʒ/ (say ulij) noun 1. the amount by which the contents of a container, tank, ship, etc., fall short of filling it. 2. the loss of wine or the like from its container by reason of leakage or evaporation. 3. Aeronautics the volume of a full… …
ullage — [15] Ullage denotes the amount of unfilled space in a wine bottle or barrel. It goes back ultimately to Latin oculus ‘eye’ (a distant relative of English eye), in the metaphorical sense ‘bung hole of a barrel’. As the word passed into Old French… … Word origins
