Lodgment

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lodgment
       n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: {lodgement}]
       2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even
          temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
          [syn: {lodgement}, {lodging}]