lodgment

Definitions

The act or process of lodging or the state of being lodged.

A place where something is deposited or settled.

A position or foothold gained, especially in a military or strategic context.

Examples

The bullet found a secure lodgment in the thick wooden beam.

The committee provided a temporary lodgment for the displaced families.

Synonyms

accommodation settlement emplacement deposition housing foothold placement

Antonyms

displacement removal extraction eviction dislodgment departure unsettlement