billet
noun [C] /ˈbɪl.ɪt/Definition
› a place for soldiers to stay in for a short time: Our billets were about a mile out of town.Places involved in military activity billet verb [T] › The soldiers were billeted in the town hall.Accommodating people
(Definition of billet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- base noun (MAIN PLACE)
- battlefield noun (PLACE)
- battleground noun
- beachhead noun
- boot camp noun
- bridgehead noun
- camp noun (TENTS/BUILDINGS)
- emplacement noun
- GHQ noun
- guard post noun
- guardhouse noun
- guardroom noun
- installation noun (PLACE)
- PX noun
- redoubt noun
- sentry box noun
- staging area noun
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- unmanned adjective
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