billet
A short informal letterA short informal letter.
» The soldiers were billeted in villages.
Meaning
14 sensesA short informal letter.
запи́скаzapíska
a short personal letter
A written order to quarter soldiers.
A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
(figuratively)Berth; position.
A semi-finished length of metal.
сли́токslítok, брусо́кbrusók
A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
поле́ноpoléno, чурба́нčurbán, пла́шкаpláška
A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
Examples
5 sentencesThe soldiers were billeted in villages.
That was a chance shot, but it found its billet.
Mass producing parts via casting is much cheaper than machining them from whole billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
For optimal strength, this part is made from billet aluminum, machined into shape by a CNC mill.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -etFrom Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”).
From Middle French billette (“schedule”), from bullette, diminutive form of bulle (“document”), from Medieval Latin bulla, hence cognate with etymology 1 above.
From Middle English billet, bylet, belet, billette, from Old French billette, from bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“tree”)).
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Forms
plural: billetsSynonyms
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