(mining) The space at the mouth of a level next to the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; called also platt.
A collection of objects lodged together.
A family of Native Americans, or the persons who usually occupy an Indian lodge; as a unit of enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons.
“He lived in his lodge with his squaw and daughter. All he owned was a few beaver skins and four or five skinny horses.”
“At last we arrived at our lodge, a large and attractive Georgian house with our bedroom overlooking the magnificent harbor.”
“He rang at the gate and looked through its ironwork at the house until an elderly man came out of the gate lodge and opened a small wooden door in the wall.”
(agriculture) The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.
“However, students with PTSB accounts pay no quarterly account fees and no fees on ATM and Laser transactions, cheque debits, counter lodgements and withdrawals.”
“The capture of the town gave the Allies a continuous front joining Omaha to Utah Beach and the other three lodgements to the east of Omaha.”
“Fees are regularly paid on transactions such as lodgements, whereas charges are imposed on one-off services such as setting up a standing order.”
