BILLET


Meaning of BILLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪlɪt ]

( billets, billeting, billeted)

1.

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.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed adv / prep

2.

A billet is a house where a member of the armed forces has been billeted.

N-COUNT

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