How to Pronounce "billeted"
word
ˈbɪɫət/, /ˈbɪɫɪt
BIL-it-id
bɪlˈiːtɪd
bi-LEE-tid
Definition
If soldiers are billeted somewhere, they are assigned to stay and live in a particular place, often in private homes or non-military buildings.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɪɫət/, /ˈbɪɫɪt
British English
bɪlˈiːtɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BIL-it-id
UK
bi-LEE-tid
Listen in Context
The soldiers were billeted in the school during the war.
Officers were billeted at local houses.
During winter, troops were billeted in empty buildings.
Last month, we were billeted with a kind family outside the city.