lodgment
noun
the act of lodging.
lodgement
-
a variation of
lodgment.
Example Sentences
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When a glacier eventually melts, the lodgement till is exposed as a sheet of well-compacted sediment ranging from several centimetres to many metres in thickness.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 16.31 Examples of glacial till: a: lodgement till from the front of the Athabasca Glacier, Alberta; b: ablation till at the Horstman Glacier, Blackcomb Mountain, B.C.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Terms such as "calico", "chintz" and "gingham" had already by then "effected a lodgement in English warehouses and shops, and were lying in wait for entrance into English literature".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2012
All questions of social and moral reform find lodgement first with enlightened souls, who stamp them with their approval.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
He knew how stern was his cousin's resolve when once made known, how implacable his resentment when once it had found a lodgement in his kindly nature.
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
