billetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɪl.ɪt/us/ˈbɪl.ət/a place for soldiers to stay in for a short time:
Our billets were about a mile out of town.
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Places involved in military activity
- base
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- beachhead
- boot camp
- bridgehead
- camp
- garrison
- GHQ
- guard post
- guardhouse
- guardroom
- line
- PX
- redoubt
- sentry box
- staging area
- the front line
- theatre
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billet
verb [ T ] ukus
The soldiers were billeted in the town hall.