Meaning of Ullage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
   countable, uncountable
2. 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
3. The topping up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
   countable, uncountable
4. In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, especially as for fuel.
   countable, uncountable
5. Additional cargo of little or no value taken on to prevent movement or shifting of the purposive cargo.
   countable, uncountable
6. Leftover wine surreptitiously drunk by waiters as they clear away the glasses.
   countable, in-plural, obsolete, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The dry ullage will be obtained in the same manner, the dry inches being used instead of the wet.”

“Upon completion of loading, all cargo tanks shall again be inspected and ullages carefully measured and recorded, with temperatures, in the Cargo Record Book, Port Log and Supplementary Loading and Discharging Report.”

“According to the Colombian Government's report regarding this accident, the bomb explosion itself did not compromise the structural integrity of the airplane; however, the explosion punctured the CWT and ignited the Jet A fuel/air vapor in the ullage, resulting in the destruction of the airplane.”

“[…]5 hhds. rum/ 5 bbls. flour/ 1 bbl. sugar/ 9 do. pork/ 1 do. suett/ 3 do. cocoa/ 6 do. peas/ 2 ullage bbls. vinegar[…]”

“Mopps […] was draining his vast array of wine-glasses, lest the waiters carrying them off should find any "ullages" in them for surreptitious tippling on stair-cases.”

CEFR level