Billet Meaning in English

word

US

ˈbɪɫət/, /ˈbɪɫɪt

BIL-it

UK

bˈɪlɪt

BIL-it

Definition

A 'billet' can mean a place where soldiers are temporarily housed, a bar or block of metal prepared for further processing, or, historically, a ticket or official note.

Usage & Nuances

The housing meaning of 'billet' is mainly military and semi-formal; not used much outside such contexts today. In metalworking, 'billet' refers to a specific intermediate shape. The historic use as 'ticket' or 'note' is now rare. Don't confuse with 'bullet' (ammunition).

• Spanish: alojamiento militar - lingote (metal) - billete (antiguo)
• Portuguese (BR): alojamento militar - tarugo (metalurgia) - bilhete (antigo)
• Portuguese (PT): alojamento militar - tarugo (metalurgia) - bilhete (antigo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 军队宿营地 - 金属坯料
• Chinese (Traditional): 軍隊宿營地 - 金屬胚料
• Hindi: सैन्य निवास - धातु की छड़
• Arabic: مقر إقامة عسكري - كتلة معدنية
• Bengali: বিশ্রামের স্থান (সামরিক) - ধাতুর ব্লক - টিকিট (পুরাতন অর্থ)
• Russian: казарма (военный) - заготовка (металл) - билет (устаревшее)
• Japanese: 宿営地（軍事） - ビレット（鋼材の棒状素材） - 切符（昔の用法）
• Vietnamese: chỗ trú quân tạm thời - phôi kim loại - vé (nghĩa cũ)
• Korean: 임시 숙소(군사용) - 빌렛(금속 소재) - 티켓(옛날 의미)
• Turkish: konaklama yeri (askeri) - döküm kütüğü (metal) - bilet (eski kullanım)
• Urdu: عارضی رہائش (فوجی) - بلٹ (دھات کا ٹکڑا) - ٹکٹ (قدیم مطلب)
• Indonesian: barak sementara (militer) - billet (logam) - surat izin (zaman dahulu) - tiket (zaman dahulu)

Example Sentences

The soldiers found their billet in a small village.

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The factory melts metal and pours it into a billet.

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In the past, people needed a billet to enter the theater.

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After marching all day, we were glad to reach our billet.

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The blacksmith shaped the hot billet into a new tool.

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He handed me a faded billet as proof of his permission.

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