banquette

banquette

a long bench; embankment; a ledge on a buffet; platform: Mary and Sheldon will be sitting on the banquette.
Not to be confused with:banquet – lavish meal; feast; ceremonious dinner: The awards were followed by a banquet.

ban·quette

B0064400 (băng-kĕt′)n.1. A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.2. also ban·kit (băng′kĭt) Southern Louisiana & East Texas A raised sidewalk. See Note at beignet.3. A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.

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[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.]

banquette

(bæŋˈkɛt) n1. (Furniture) an upholstered bench2. (Fortifications) (formerly) a raised part behind a parapet3. a footbridge[C17: from French, from Provençal banqueta, literally: a little bench, from banc bench; see bank³]

ban•quette

(bæŋˈkɛt; locally ˈbæŋ kɪt for 3 )

n. 1. a long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant. 2. Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk. 3. a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing. 4. a ledge running across the back of a buffet. [1620–30; < French < Occitan]

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banquette - an upholstered bench bench - a long seat for more than one person

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