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Billet (Noun)

A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

I received a billet from my friend a week after she arrived at her new posting.
Her aunt would send her a billet every week when she was studying abroad.
After months of silence, he finally received a billet from his estranged brother.
The tourist asked the local to send her a billet as soon as he had news about the missing passport.
Her family anxiously awaited a billet from the sailor on the distant naval base.

A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury".

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home).

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Soldiers were often billeted in private homes during times of war when official military quarters were not available.
The army commander issued orders that troops would be billeted in the town hall and other public buildings for the duration of their stay.
Private citizens were paid to provide lodging and food to soldiers who were billeted in their homes.
In many small villages, the only lodging available was the family's home where troops were often billeted.
Military regulations stated that personnel were not to damage the property of the civilian family with whom they were billeted.