1. past tense of billet: to assign (a soldier or military personnel) to temporary lodging in a private home or other quarters
Usage: military context; often used in passive voice

1. assigned to or staying in temporary lodging as a soldier or military personnel
Usage: military context

Examples

• The soldiers were billeted in local homes during the training exercise.
• Hundreds of troops were billeted throughout the town for the winter.
• The billeted officers ate their meals with their host families.
• During the war, many families had billeted soldiers living in their spare rooms.
• The general arranged for the regiment to be billeted near the base.
• Billeted personnel were required to follow strict conduct rules.