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billet
1[bil-it]
noun
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
Military.Ģżan official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging.
a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew.
Archaic.Ģża written note, short letter, or the like.
verb (used with object)
Military.Ģżto direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge.
to provide lodging for; quarter.
We arranged with the townspeople to billet the students.
verb (used without object)
to obtain lodging; stay.
They billeted in youth hostels.
billet
2[bil-it]
noun
a small chunk of wood; a short section of a log, especially one cut for fuel.
Metalworking.Ģża comparatively narrow, generally square, bar of steel, especially one rolled or forged from an ingot; a narrow bloom.
an iron or steel slab upon concrete, serving as a footing to a column.
Architecture.Ģżany of a series of closely spaced cylindrical objects, often in several rows, used as ornaments in a hollow molding or cornice.
a strap that passes through a buckle, as to connect the ends of a girth.
a pocket or loop for securing the end of a strap that has been buckled.
Heraldry.Ģża small, rectangular figure with the longer sides generally vertical, said to represent a block of wood.
billet
1/ Ė²śÉŖ±ōÉŖ³Ł /
noun
accommodation, esp for a soldier, in civilian lodgings
the official requisition for such lodgings
a space or berth allocated, esp for slinging a hammock, in a ship
informalĢża job
archaicĢża brief letter or document
verb
(tr) to assign a lodging to (a soldier)
informalĢż(tr) to assign to a post or job
to lodge or be lodged
billet
2/ Ė²śÉŖ±ōÉŖ³Ł /
noun
a chunk of wood, esp for fuel
metallurgy
a metal bar of square or circular cross section
an ingot cast into the shape of a prism
architect a carved ornament in a moulding, with short cylinders or blocks evenly spaced
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- billeter noun
- unbilleted adjective
- Ė²ś¾±±ō±ō±š³ŁĖ±š±š noun
- Ė²ś¾±±ō±ō±š³Ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of billet1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of billet1
Origin of billet2
Example Sentences
Hundreds of them marched ā marched ā down from Northern California to this new billet.
The question for residents there ā two dozen families and a few billeted soldiers ā is what impact Republican candidate Trump or his Democratic rival Kamala Harris might have on Israelās interests in the region now.
Some terminated their service unimpressively, an example being former President George W. Bush, who trained as a pilot but never saw combat and whose service ended in a cushy Air National Guard billet.
āWe flew them in and moved them into billets,ā he says.
The troops were billeted with members of the clan, before turning on their hosts on 13 February.
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