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lodge·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lodgment, lodgementnoun

    bringing a charge or accusation against someone

  2. lodgment, lodgement, lodgingnoun

    the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

    "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lodgementnoun

    Etymology: from lodge; logement, French.

    The curious lodgement and inosculation of the auditory nerves. William Derham.

    An oppressed diaphragm from a mere lodgement of extravasated matter. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

    The military pedant is making lodgements, and fighting battels, from one end of the year to the other. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. Lodgement

    A lodgement is an enclave, taken and defended by force of arms against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a bridgehead, beachhead, or airhead into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire. An example is Operation Overlord, the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in Normandy during World War II.

ChatGPT

  1. lodgement

    Lodgement refers to the act or process of lodging or becoming firmly fixed or embedded in a particular place. It can also refer to a place where one can stay or live temporarily, like in the form of a cabin, building, or house. Furthermore, in a legal context, lodgement also refers to the act of submitting or delivering a document or a sum of money to a court.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lodgementnoun

    see Lodgment

Wikidata

  1. Lodgement

    A lodgement is an enclave taken by and defended by force of arms against determined opposition made by increasing the size of a bridgehead, beachhead or airhead into a substantial defended area, the rear parts of which—at the least— are out of direct line of fire. Example: ⁕Operation Overlord - the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in Normandy in World War II.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. lodgement

    In fortification, an established footing, such as a besieger makes by throwing up hasty cover, against the fire of the defenders, on any freshly gained post.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lodgement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lodgement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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