Ullage (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
  2. the quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents by evaporation, leakage, or use.
  3. the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it.
noun
  1. the volume by which a liquid container falls short of being full
    • the quantity of liquid lost from a container due to leakage or evaporation
    • (in customs terminology) the amount of liquid remaining in a container after such loss
verb (tr)
  1. to create ullage in
  2. to determine the amount of ullage in
  3. to fill up ullage in
Ullage (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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