Plural of billet
regular plural
The plural of billet is billets.
Forms of billet
| Singular | billet /ˈbɪlɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | billets |
| Countable | countable |
Billets in a sentence
- Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The Saturday evening Cardiff-West Wales mail train is still steam-worked, but a most unlikely locomotive used on May 23 was Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45250 (5A); it returned on May 25 with a train of steel billets.1964 July, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 70
- The best method, but also the most expensive is cladding the billets in copper.2006 December, Martin Bauser, “The Production of Extruded Semifinished Products from Metallic Materials [Extrusion of Semifinished…. From the entry clad
- He has effective authority to move his billets around within his claimancy as necessary to meet needs.1975, Navy Supply Corps Newsletter, page 6. From the entry claimancy
- Clad billets can be heated in an induction furnace and lubrication with oil-graphite suffices similar to standard copper alloys.2006 December, Martin Bauser, “The Production of Extruded Semifinished Products from Metallic Materials [Extrusion of Semifinished…. From the entry clad
Meaning of billet
- noun A short informal letter.
- noun A written order to quarter soldiers.
- noun A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
Questions about the plural of billet
- What is the plural of billet?
- The plural of billet is billets.
- Is billet countable?
- Billet is a countable noun.
Source and license
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