单词 | to make or find a lodgement |
释义 | > as lemmasto make or find a lodgement a. The action of establishing oneself or making good a position on an enemy's ground, or obtaining a foothold; hence, a stable position gained, a foothold. Chiefly in to make or find a lodgement. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > where one takes up a position, residence, etc. > stable position gained lodgement1702 footholda1854 1702 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 229 They were gone to Vigo,..if they found it practicable, to make a lodgment there. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. v. 116 Cortes durst not..attempt to make a lodgment in a city. 1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges iv. 104 A bridge may be constructed, and a lodgment made on the further bank of a river. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. ix. 62 My friend, who had found a lodgment upon the edge of a rock. 1897 Gen. H. Porter in Cent. Mag. Jan. 353 Many of our men succeeded in getting over the earthworks, but could not secure a lodgment which could be held. < as lemmas |
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