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ullage

ullage · ullages

In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wineIn a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.

/ˈʌl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Значение

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(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)In a cask or barrel, the empty space, occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel, or through spillage.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The topping up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, especially as for fuel.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Additional cargo of little or no value taken on to prevent movement or shifting of the purposive cargo.
(исчисляемое, во множественном числе, устаревшее, сленг, неисчисляемое)Leftover wine surreptitiously drunk by waiters as they clear away the glasses.

Происхождение

From Middle English ulage, from Anglo-Norman ulliage, from *ullier (“to fill a partially e

From Middle English ulage, from Anglo-Norman ulliage, from *ullier (“to fill a partially empty cask”), from Old French oel (“bunghole”, literally “eye”), from Latin oculus (“eye”). See French ouillage.

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