banquette
noun
- a gunners' platform extending along the inside of a trench or parapet
- ☆ South a raised way; sidewalk
- an upholstered bench, esp. one along a wall in a restaurant
See banquette in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(băng-kĕtˈ)
noun- A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
- also ban·kit (băngˈkĭt) Southern Louisiana & East Texas A raised sidewalk: “The flower of loafers . . . was found stretched on the banquette on Tuesday night” (New Orleans Daily Picayune). See Regional Note at beignet.
- A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.
- A ledge or shelf, as on a buffet.
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