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]