ullage
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.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)The topping up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
(countable, uncountable)In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, especially as for fuel.
(countable, uncountable)Additional cargo of little or no value taken on to prevent movement or shifting of the purposive cargo.
(countable, in the plural, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Leftover wine surreptitiously drunk by waiters as they clear away the glasses.
Origin
From Middle English ulage, from Anglo-Norman ulliage, from *ullier (“to fill a partially eFrom 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: ullagesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable