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Meaning of billet

- A small paper; a note; a short letter.
- A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
- To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
- A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
- A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
- An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
- A strap which enters a buckle.
- A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
- A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Crossword clue for billet

- Allocated sleeping-place
- Provide lodgings
- Small log
- Soldier's lodgings