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Meaning of billets

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

billets

noun

Definitions

  1. An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.

noun

Definitions

  1. A short informal letter.

  2. A written order to quarter soldiers.

noun

Definitions

  1. A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.

  2. An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.

  3. Berth; position.

verb

Definitions

  1. (of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.

  2. (of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

  3. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

noun

Definitions

  1. A semi-finished length of metal.

  2. A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.

  3. A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.

  4. A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.