billet

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
billet

Plural
billets

  1. (countable) A billet is a place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.

Verb[change]

Plain form
billet

Third-person singular
billets

Past tense
billeted

Past participle
billeted

Present participle
billeting

Plain form
billet

Third-person singular
billets

Past tense
billetted

Past participle
billetted

Present participle
billetting

  1. (transitive) If you billet soldiers, you assign them to stay at a particular place.