billet

(bĭlˈĭt)

1. a. Lodging for troops.
   b. A written order directing that such lodging be provided.
2. A position of employment; a job.
3. Archaic A short letter; a note.

1. a. To lodge (soldiers).
   b. To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers.
2. To assign lodging to.

(bĭlˈĭt)

1. A short, thick piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
2. One of a series of regularly spaced, log-shaped segments used horizontally as ornamentation in the moldings of Norman architecture.
3. a. A small, usually rectangular bar of iron or steel in an intermediate stage of manufacture.
   b. A small ingot of nonferrous metal.
4. a. The part of a harness strap that passes through a buckle.
   b. A loop or pocket for securing the end of a buckled harness strap.