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billets

The correct spelling is billets.

How to pronounce billets

noun

Say it like: Bil-let-s

The correct spelling is billets. An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.
  2. 2.A short informal letter.
  3. 3.A written order to quarter soldiers.
  4. 4.A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
  5. 5.An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.

verb

  1. 1.(of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
  2. 2.(of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
  3. 3.To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

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