Definitions of billet [ˈbɪl ɪt]

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Definition of 'billet'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) billet
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.

2.  billet
an official order directing the addressee to provide such lodging.

3.  billet
a bunk, berth, or the like, assigned to a member of a ship's crew.

4.  billet
job; position; appointment.

5.  billet
Archaic. a short letter; note.

6. (v.t.) billet
to direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge.

7.  billet
to provide lodging for; quarter.

8. (v.i.) billet
to be quartered; stay.

9. (n.) billet
a small chunk of wood, esp. a short section of a log cut for fuel.

10.  billet
a narrow steel bar, esp. one rolled or forged from an ingot.

11.  billet
one of a series of closely spaced cylinders, often in several rows, forming a molding or cornice.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME bylet, bel(l)et < AF, MF billette=bille log, tree trunk (< Gaulish *bilia tree trunk; cf. OIr bile landmark tree) +-ette -ette)

Definition of 'billet'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) note, short letter, line, billet
a short personal letter
"drop me a line when you get there"

2. (noun) billet
lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

3. (verb) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"

4. (verb) quarter, billet, canton
provide housing for (military personnel)

Definition of 'billet'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) billet
a small paper; a note; a short letter

2. (noun) billet
a ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence

3. (noun) billet
a small stick of wood, as for firewood

4. (noun) billet
a short bar of metal, as of gold or iron

5. (noun) billet
an ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round

6. (noun) billet
a strap which enters a buckle

7. (noun) billet
a loop which receives the end of a buckled strap

8. (noun) billet
a bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle

9. (verb) billet
to direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses

Definition of 'billet'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. billet
1. Shelter for troops. 2. To quarter troops. 3. A personnel position or assignment that may be filled by one person.

Translation of 'billet'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a private house etc where soldiers are given food and lodging.
Afrikaans: kwartier	Arabic: بَيْتٌ مُخَصَّصٌ لأيواء ا	Bulgarian: квартири за войници
Brazilian: alojamento	Czech: ubytování (pro vojáky)	German: das Quartier
Danish: kvarter; indkvartering	Greek: καταυλισμός	Spanish: alojamiento, acuartelamie
Estonian: sõdurite majutuspaik	Farsi: محلی برای اقامتگاه سربازا	Finnish: majapaikka
French: logement (chez l'habitant	Hebrew: מְקום מְגוּרִים לְחָייָלִ	Hindi: निवास स्थान, ठिकाना
Croatian: konak	Hungarian: beszállásolás	Indonesian: asrama tentara
Icelandic: vistarvera hermanns	Italian: alloggio (di militari) in	Japanese: 宿舎
Korean: 군인 숙사	Lithuanian: namas kareiviams laikinai	Latvian: (karaspēka) apmešanās vie
Malay: tempat tumpangan	Dutch: kwartier	Norwegian: kvarter, innkvartering
Polish: kwatera	Persian: محلی برای اقامتگاه سربازا	Portuguese: alojamento
Romanian: (loc de) cantonament	Russian: помещения для постоя	Slovak: ubytovanie (pre vojakov)
Slovenian: nastanitev	Serbian: privatni smeštaj	Swedish: kvarter, inkvartering
Thai: ค่ายพักชั่วคราว	Turkish: askerin konakladığı özel	Taiwanese: 士兵借宿處
Ukrainian: приміщення для постою	Urdu: فوجیوں کے رینے کے لئے نجی	Vietnamese: chỗ trú chân của bộ đội
Chinese: 宿营处，兵舍
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