Billet

Quick meaning: Billet is a noun meaning A short informal letter.

Meaning

A short informal letter.

More Meanings

1. A written order to quarter soldiers.
2. A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
3. A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
4. Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
5. An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
6. (figurative) Berth; position.
7. (transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.

Example Sentences

His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle.

The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found its billet in the caretaker's never-reluctant palm.

However, when his cool reflections returned, he plainly perceived that his case was neither mended nor altered by Sophia's billet[…]

On their return home, however, she was greatly consoled by Lady Mandeville's reading aloud a billet from Edward Lorraine, regretting that unexpected business,.

Word Forms

• billets
• billeting
• billetting
• billeted
• billetted

Synonyms for billet

Depending on context, synonyms include quarter, canton.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include quarter, canton, note, sidebar, job, banknote.

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