lodgment

[ loj-muh nt ]

/ ˈlɒdʒ mənt /

the act of lodging.

the state of being lodged.

something lodged or deposited.

Military. a position or foothold gained from an enemy, or an entrenchment made upon it.

a lodging place; rooming house.

accommodations; lodgings.

Also especially British, lodge·ment.

Origin of lodgment

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

Had our flank not made a lodgment across the river, it is impossible that we could have carried the position.

The Great Boer War |Arthur Conan Doyle
It has effected a lodgment in the darkest and most hopeless of the continents.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118 |Various
If these pests should effect a lodgment, a little benzine poured on the bottom of box or drawer will quickly kill them.

The Butterflies of the British Isles |Richard South
When the duke of Marlborough made a lodgment,—my uncle Toby made a lodgment too.

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman |Laurence Sterne

Here is a jumble of logical incongruities and moral contradictions that can find no lodgment in a scientific mind.

The Bible Of Bibles; |Kersey Graves

lodgment

/ (ˈlɒdʒmənt) /

the act of lodging or the state of being lodged

a blockage or accumulation

a small area gained and held in enemy territory