a lodge

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A small house or cabin where people stay, especially in the countryside or on holiday.

   Grammar: Countable, so it needs an article or determiner: a lodge, the lodge, two lodges.

   Patterns

   • a lodge in the mountains
   • stay at a lodge
   • a ski lodge

   We rented a lodge by the lake for the weekend.

   The wedding guests are staying in a lodge near the forest.

   They built a small wooden lodge at the edge of the park.

2. 2nouncountable

   A local branch or meeting place of a group such as Freemasons.

   Grammar: Often used with a name or number: the Masonic lodge, Lodge No. 5.

   Patterns

   • a Masonic lodge
   • join a lodge
   • a lodge meeting

   He has been a member of the same lodge for twenty years.

   The lodge holds its meetings on the first Tuesday of the month.

Word forms

Common combinations

a hunting lodge

The old hunting lodge has been turned into a hotel.

a ski lodge

We had lunch at the ski lodge halfway up the mountain.

stay at a lodge

They stayed at a lodge inside the national park.

a lodge in the woods

A lodge in the woods makes a quiet place to write.

Synonyms and how they differ

cabin

A cabin is usually a simple wooden building, often smaller and more basic than a lodge.

chalet

A chalet is a holiday house, typically in the Alps or at a ski resort, so it is narrower in use than lodge.

inn

An inn is a place that serves meals and drink and lets rooms, while a lodge may just be the building you stay in.

Word family

lodger noun

A person who pays to live in someone else's house.

lodging noun

A place to stay, often a rented room; usually used in the plural, lodgings.

lodge verb

To stay somewhere as a guest, or to become stuck in one position.

Commonly confused: a lodge or lounge? a lodge or loge?

Practice

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