Definition of "billet" in Anglais

noun

1. A short informal letter.

2. A written order to quarter soldiers.

3. A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.

noun

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

2. Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.

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

4. (figurative) Berth; position.

verb

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

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

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

noun

1. (metallurgy) 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. (heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.

5. (architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.

6. (saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.

7. A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.

noun

1. Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”).