Definitions for: Lodging


[n] the act of lodging
[n] housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed
[n] the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"



Webster (1913) Definition: Lodg"ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.

2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a
sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular
meaning. --Gower.

Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope.

3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.

Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser.

Lodging house, a house where lodgings are provided and let.


Lodging room, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired
room.

Synonyms: housing, living accommodations, lodgement, lodgment

See Also: abidance, abode, apartment, billet, block, camp, condominium, construction, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, flat, habitation, home, hospice, hostel, living quarters, pied-a-terre, quartering, quarters, rattrap, residence, residency, secureness, structure, student lodging, youth hostel

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