lodgment

[ loj-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of lodging. lodging.
2. the state of being lodged. lodge.
3. something lodged lodge or deposited.
4. Military. a position or foothold gained from an enemy, or an entrenchment made upon it.
5. a lodging lodging place; rooming house.
6. accommodations; lodgings.

lodgment

/ ˈlɒdʒmənt /

noun

1. the act of lodging or the state of being lodged
2. a blockage or accumulation
3. a small area gained and held in enemy territory

Word History and Origins

Origin of lodgment¹

From the Middle French word logement, dating back to 1590–1600. See lodge, -ment

Example Sentences

A good sermon on the Vanity of Riches found lodgment in my ears, and then the supreme moment came.

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This resulted in giving to the enemy a secret lodgment on the north side of the James, and a position very menacing to Richmond.

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The first to mount a breach, to effect a lodgment in an outwork, to enter a newly discovered mine, was sure to perish.

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I saw your wraith choose out its last lodgment on Halloween; I know the spot.

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Whole Archbishop killed houses and blocks in which the insurgents had found a lodgment had to be demolished.

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