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lodgment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F. logement. See {Lodge}, v.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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