bil·let 1 (b l t)n. 1. a. Lodging for troops. b. A written order directing that such lodging be provided. 2. A position of employment; a job. 3. Archaic A short letter; a note. v. bil·let·ed, bil·let·ing, bil·lets v.tr. 1. a. To lodge (soldiers). b. To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers. 2. To assign lodging to. v.intr. To be quartered; lodge. [Middle English, official register, from Old French billette, from bullette, diminutive of bulle, document, from Medieval Latin bulla, document, seal; see bill1.] |
| bil·let 2 (blt) n. 1. A short, thick piece of wood, especially one used as firewood. 2. One of a series of regularly spaced, log-shaped segments used horizontally as ornamentation in the moldings of Norman architecture. 3. a. A small, usually rectangular bar of iron or steel in an intermediate stage of manufacture. b. A small ingot of nonferrous metal. 4. a. The part of a harness strap that passes through a buckle. b. A loop or pocket for securing the end of a buckled harness strap. [Middle English, from Old French billette, diminutive of bille, log, from Vulgar Latin *bilia, possibly of Celtic origin.] |
Translations
billeting [ˈbɪlətɪŋ]
A. N → acantonamiento m
B. CPD billeting officer N → oficial mf de acantonamiento
billeting
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