lodging

Definition of Lodging in English :

structures collectively in which people are housed

2. lodgement, lodging, lodgment

the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

Example Sentences:
'the lodgment of the balloon in the tree'

3. lodging

the act of lodging

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lodging

noun

1.

a temporary residence

2. (sometimes plural)

sleeping accommodation

3. (sometimes plural)

(at Oxford University) the residence of the head of a college

noun

1.

the act of one that lodges

2.

a place to live in, esp. temporarily; quarters

3. [pl.]

a room or rooms rented in a private home

n.

1. A place to live: found lodging near her new job.

2. often lodgings Sleeping accommodations: We found the lodgings on the tour rather primitive.

3. lodgings Furnished rooms in another's house rented for accommodation.