billet

/'bilit/
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billet

He wrote a short billet to his family from the camp.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A job or position in an organization: A specific role or appointment, often temporary or official.
    • Lodging for military personnel: A place, often in a private home, where soldiers are assigned to live temporarily.
    • A short personal letter: A brief, informal written message.

  2. Verb:

    • To provide lodging for (military personnel): To assign a place, typically in a civilian residence, for soldiers to stay.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Job/Position):

    • He secured a billet as a translator for the diplomatic mission.
    • The new billet came with increased responsibilities.

  • Noun (Military Lodging):

    • The troops were assigned billets in the village.
    • Finding suitable billets for the regiment was a logistical challenge.

  • Noun (Short Letter):

    • She sent a billet to her family to let them know she had arrived safely.
    • In the old trunk, we found love billets from the war.

  • Verb (To Provide Lodging):

    • During the exercise, the army billeted its soldiers on local families.
    • The villagers were required to billet the officers.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be in billets": To be stationed in temporary civilian lodgings.

    • The regiment was in billets for the winter months.

  • "Every bullet has its billet" (Idiom): A fatalistic proverb meaning every event, especially a death, is predetermined by fate.

    • He shrugged off the danger, muttering, "Every bullet has its billet."
Variants and Related Words
  • Billeting (n): The action or system of providing lodgings for soldiers.
    • The billeting of troops caused some friction with the townspeople.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Job): Post, appointment, position, berth.
  • Noun (Lodging): Quarters, barracks, lodgings, accommodation.
  • Noun (Letter): Note, line, message, missive.
  • Verb (Lodge): Quarter, house, accommodate, station.
Related Phrases

  • Go into billets: (Of troops) to take up temporary lodgings in civilian homes.

    • The battalion was ordered to go into billets while the camp was repaired.

  • Billet on/upon someone: To be assigned to lodge at a specific person's home.

    • The young lieutenant was billeted upon the town's mayor.
billet

He wrote a short billet to his family from the camp.

Noun
  1. a job in an organization
    • he occupied a post in the treasury
  2. lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
  3. a short personal letter
    • drop me a line when you get there
Verb
  1. provide housing for (military personnel)

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