ullage

Noun

the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
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.
The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, especially as for fuel.
Additional cargo of little or no value taken on to prevent movement of shifting of the purposive cargo.
Left-over wine surreptitiously drunk by waiters as they clear away the glasses.
pl. -S the amount that a container lacks of being full ULLAGED adj

Verb

To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

ulling

Scrabble Score: 7

ullage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ullage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ullage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ullage is a valid Words With Friends word