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LODGMENTS
Noun
lodgments
plural of lodgment
Source: Wiktionary
LODGMENT
Lodg"ment, n. [Written also lodgement.] Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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