billet
/ˈbɪlɪt/ nom C2En français : cantonnement, logement, poste
- A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
- Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
- An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
- Berth; position.
Pluriel billets
Dans la bibliothèque
Evidently, as they had dragged the stone up they had thrust the chunks of wood into the chink, until at last, when the opening was large enough to crawl through, they would hold it open by a billet placed lengthwise, which might very well become indented at the lower end, since the whole weight of the stone would press it down on to the edge of this other slab.
There you must stay, or you lose your billet.’
Still, of course, I never dared to leave the room for an instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet was such a good one, and suited me so well, that I would not risk the loss of it.
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