(DoD) A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for subsequent operations. See also hostile.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). lodgment. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/lodgment/definitions/1962584 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "lodgment" http://smartdefine.org/lodgment/definitions/1962584 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, lodgment, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/lodgment/definitions/1962584>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "lodgment" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/lodgment/definitions/1962584> |