[syn: lodgment, lodgement, lodging]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also lodgement.] [Cf. F.
logement. See Lodge, v.]
1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.
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Any particle which is of size enough to make a
lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley.
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2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.]
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3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a
place or remaining at rest.
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4. (Mil.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a
besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured
position; as, to effect a lodgment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lodgement \Lodge"ment\, n.
See Lodgment.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lodgement
n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn:
lodgment, lodgement]
2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even
temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" [syn:
lodgment, lodgement, lodging]