billet
noun
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
billeted
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past participleof billet.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof billet.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
billetnounlodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
Example Sentences
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The occupiers billeted at a local restaurant, Sashy, where Russian boots, military garb and ration boxes are still scattered about.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2022
It was here that Louis XIV's soldiers were billeted during the persecution of the Protestant Huguenots - ancestors of the modern population - in the 17th Century.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2021
More than 20,000 National Guard troops are billeted in the nation’s capital to keep peace during the inauguration.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2021
American troops have been sent to relieve the British garrison protecting this neutral nation, and United States counterintelligence agents are already billeted at the old leper hospital.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2018
“Because all the quarters billeted for majors and above are filled up,” Bull explained.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
