lodge
noun/lɒdʒ/
/lɑːdʒ/
- [countable] a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport
- a hunting lodge
- a mountain lodge used by climbers
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- [countable] a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house
- He turned in between the lodge gates and guided the Porsche down the winding drive.
- [countable] a room at the main entrance to a building for the person whose job is to see who enters and leaves the building
- All visitors should report to the porter's lodge.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] the members of a branch of a society such as the Freemasons; the building where they meet
- a masonic lodge
- The lodge meets/meet every month.
- [countable] the home of a beaver or an otterTopics Animalsc2
- [countable] a native North American tent or home built of logs
- [countable] a small house, often made from wood, where people stay on holiday, especially in a small village that has been built for this purpose
- a holiday lodge
Word OriginMiddle English loge, via Old French loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’, of Germanic origin; related to German Laube ‘arbour’.
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