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banquette definition

ban·quette (baŋ ket′)

noun

  1. a gunners' platform extending along the inside of a trench or parapet
  2. ☆ South a raised way; sidewalk
  3. an upholstered bench, esp. one along a wall in a restaurant

Etymology: Fr, dim. of Norm banque, earthwork < Du bank, bank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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