ban·quette 
(băng-kĕt)
(băng-kĕt)n.
1. A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
2. also ban·kit (băngkĭt) Southern Louisiana & East Texas A raised sidewalk. See Note at beignet.
3. A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.
[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.]