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ullage

ul·lage [ úllij ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. vacant container space: the amount or volume by which a container, especially one for liquids, is short of being full

2. lost liquid: the amount of liquid lost from a container through evaporation or leakage

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman ulliage< Old French ouillier "fill a barrel to the bunghole" < oeil "eye, bunghole" < Latin oculus "eye"]
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