/ˈbɪlɪt ||; ˈbɪlɪt/noun [C] a place, often in a private house, where soldiers live temporarily 士兵临时住宿处（常在私宅） billet verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) The troops were billeted in the town with local families. 部队住在城里人家的家里。