What's the difference between sullage and ullage?

Sullage


Definition:

  • (n.) Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
  • (n.) That which sullies or defiles.
  • (n.) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.
  • (n.) Silt; mud deposited by water.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Four weeks of control achieved in a slow moving sullage canal breeding Culex quinquefasciatus indicates that this IGR can be of use in such breeding habitats.

Ullage


Definition:

  • (n.) The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.

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