lodge·ment /ˈlɑʤmənt/
住宿;據點;立足點;堆積
Lodge·ment n. See Lodgment.
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Lodg·ment n. [Written also lodgement.]
1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.
Any particle which is of size enough to make a lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley.
2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.]
3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest.
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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lodgement
n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: lodgment]
2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even
temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
[syn: lodgment, lodging]