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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Stupnikov slipped away and buried the compromised device—one of three in his possession—in the garden of the house where he was billeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We were billeted in the same bunk room, and, after a dinner of polenta, sausage, wild mushrooms, a cabbage salad and strudel, they showed me the route they would take to Venice.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
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
Sheena and George have speculated that Eric was billeted with the Hunter family, and was perhaps involved in paying the munition workers in the town.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2020
The officers were billeted in private homes, even in Jewish homes.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
