| 释义 |
ban·quette
\(ˈ)baŋ.|ket, -aiŋ.-, -an|k-, -aan|k-, in sense 2b often ˈbaŋkə̇t or -aiŋ-\ noun
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Etymology: French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bank bench — more at bench
1.
a. : a raised way or foot bank along the inside of a parapet or trench on which soldiers and guns are posted to fire upon the enemy — see bastion illustration
b. South : a raised footway beside a thoroughfare : sidewalk
2.
a. : a benchlike upholstered seat
b. : a narrow window seat
c. : a sofa having one roll-over arm
d. : a built-in upholstered bench along a wall or partition (as in a restaurant)
e. : a raised shelf (as at the back of a buffet)
3. : an elevated platform or bench along the wall in a cliff dwelling or a kiva
4. : an embankment constructed at the toe of the land side of a levee to protect the levee from sloughing off when saturated with water |