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View usage for: (bɪlɪt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense billets, present participle billeting, past tense, past participle billeted1. verb [usually passive]If members of the armed forces are billeted in a particular place, that place is provided for them to stay in for a period of time. The soldiers were billeted in private homes. [be VERB-ed adverb/preposition] Synonyms: quarter, post, station, locate More Synonyms of billet 2. countable nounA billet is a house where a member of the armed forces has been billeted. Synonyms: quarters, accommodation, lodging, barracks More Synonyms of billet billet in British English 1 (ˈbɪlɪt) noun1. accommodation, esp for a soldier, in civilian lodgings 2. the official requisition for such lodgings 3. a space or berth allocated, esp for slinging a hammock, in a ship 5. archaic a brief letter or document verbWord forms: -lets, -leting or -leted6. (transitive) to assign a lodging to (a soldier) 7. (transitive) informal to assign to a post or job Derived forms billetee (ˌbilletˈee) noun billeter (ˈbilleter) noun Word origin C15: from Old French billette, from bulle a document; see bull3billet in British English 2 (ˈbɪlɪt) noun1. a chunk of wood, esp for fuel 2. metallurgya. a metal bar of square or circular cross section b. an ingot cast into the shape of a prism 3. architecture a carved ornament in a moulding, with short cylinders or blocks evenly spaced Word origin C15: from Old French billette a little log, from bille log, probably of Celtic origin billet in American English 1 (ˈbɪlɪt) noun1. Obsolete a brief document or letter 2. a written order to provide quarters or lodging for military personnel, as in private buildings 3. a. the quarters thus assigned or occupied b. the sleeping place assigned to a sailor on ship 4. a position, job, or situation verb transitive5. to assign to lodging by billet verb intransitive8. to be billeted or quartered Word origin ME < Anglo-Fr, dim. of bille, bill 1billet in American English 2 (ˈbɪlɪt) noun1. a. a short, thick piece of firewood b. Obsolete a wooden club 2. a. a long, rectangular or cylindrical unfinished bar of iron or steel, usually smaller than c. 232 sq cm (c. 36 sq in) in cross section b. a similar, generally smaller, bar made from a nonferrous metal 3. Architecture a log-shaped insert in a Norman molding 4. Saddlery any of the straps used to fasten the saddletree to the girth Word origin ME < OFr billette, dim. of bille < Gaul * bilia, tree trunk, akin to Ir bile, tree; (sense 4) ? < another source billet in Mechanical Engineering (bɪlɪt) Word forms: (regular plural) billets noun( Mechanical engineering: General) A billet is a length of metal that has been partly processed but is not in its final state. The semi-finished steel billets are then re-rolled or forged into other forms. Connecting rods are sometimes machined out of a solid billet of metal. A billet is a length of metal that has been partly processed but is not in its final state. Examples of 'billet' in a sentencebillet Word lists withbillet architectural featuresDefinition to assign a lodging to (a soldier) The soldiers were billeted in private homes. Definition accommodation, esp. for a soldier, in civilian lodgings We hid the radio in Hut 10, which was our billet. Additional synonymsDefinition to provide with lodgings Students are accommodated in homes nearby. Synonyms house, put up, take in, lodge, board, quarter, shelter, entertain, harbour, cater for, billetDefinition a place in which to sleep, live, or work The government is to provide accommodation for 3,000 homeless people. Synonyms housing, homes, houses, board, quartering, quarters, digs (British, informal), shelter, sheltering, lodging(s), harbouring, dwellings Definition to station (soldiers) in (a fort or base) No other soldiers were garrisoned there. Synonyms station, position, post, mount, install, assign, put on duty - bilious
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