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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•quette (bang ket′; locally bang′kit for 3),USA pronunciation n. - Furniturea long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant.
- Civil Engineeringan embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Coastal Louisiana and East Texas.]a sidewalk, esp. a raised one of bricks or planks.
- [Fort.]a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing.
- Furniturea ledge running across the back of a buffet.
- a bench for passengers on top of a stagecoach.
- Provencal banqueta, equivalent. to banc bench (see bank3) + -eta -ette
- French
- 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: banquette /bæŋˈkɛt/ n - an upholstered bench
- (formerly) a raised part behind a parapet
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Provençal banqueta, literally: a little bench, from banc bench; see bank³ |