lodgment
Place of deposit
Lodgment is the act of lodging something or the state of being lodged.
A bullet may find lodgment in bone.
A complaint gains lodgment when officially filed.
In military use, a lodgment is a foothold seized in enemy territory: The troops established a lodgment on the beachhead.
The spelling lodgement is more common in British English.
Stable position for advancement
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- positionLocation or stance
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
fortification · bridgehead · entrenchment · garrison · outpost · bastion · redoubt · bivouac
Embedding into tissue
- insertionPlacing something within
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- penetrationEntry into something
encapsulation · grafting · anchorage · wedging · impaction · enmeshment · integration · transplantation
Collected mass over time
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
debris · residue · clot · impaction · occlusion · accretion · silt · plaque
foothold
Stable position for advancement
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- positionLocation or stance
- strongholdFortified place of defense
encampment · fortification · bridgehead · entrenchment · garrison · outpost · bastion · redoubt · bivouac · salient
implantation
Embedding into tissue
- insertionPlacing something within
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
penetration · encapsulation · grafting · anchorage · wedging · impaction · enmeshment · integration · transplantation · intercalation
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
obstruction · debris · residue · clot · impaction · occlusion · accretion · silt · plaque · calcification
quarters
Assigned living accommodations
- billetTemporary military quarters
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
dwelling · rooms · shelter · berth · residence · hostel · board · tenancy · sojourn · stay
complaint
Expression of discontent
- filingStoring documents systematically
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
claim · submission · petition · motion · appeal · plaintiff · defendant · litigation · docket · proceeding
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
lodgmentdislodgment
Removal from position
dislodgement · displacement · extraction · removal · ejection
lodgmentretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · evacuation · expulsion · dislodgment · rout
lodgmentwithdrawal
Act of taking away
retraction · dismissal · rescission · rejection · cancellation
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