billet
bi
ˈbÉĒ
bi
llet
lət
lēt
/bˈÉĒlÉĒt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "billet"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

temporary accommodations for soldiers, often in civilian homes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long day of training, they returned to their billets for rest.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧋āϟ

a brief, informal written message
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She smiled as she read the billet he had sent her earlier that morning.
āϏ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ āϝāĻž āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ•

a large, solid block or length of wood
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fireplace was stocked with billets of wood for the winter nights.
āĻļā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāĻŽāύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟ, āχāύāĻ—āϟ

a piece of metal, usually prepared for shaping or refining in manufacturing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After smelting, the metal was poured into billets for processing.
āĻ—āϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟ-āĻ āĻĸ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻž

decorative elements used in medieval architecture, especially in Romanesque designs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each column was intricately carved, with billets forming part of the design.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟ āϏāĻšāĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ, āĻšā§‡āϰāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ

a shape used in heraldic designs, symbolizing strength or nobility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The knight 's shield displayed three golden billets, symbolizing his achievements.
āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ•āĨ¤
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āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide lodging, especially for military personnel, typically in civilian homes or non-military facilities
Transitive: to billet sb | to billet sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Refugees were billeted in community centers after the disaster.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻļāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāωāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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