Banquette Definition

băng-kĕt
banquettes
noun
A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
American Heritage
A gunners' platform extending along the inside of a trench or parapet.
Webster's New World
A raised sidewalk.
American Heritage
A raised way; sidewalk.
Webster's New World
A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Banquette

Noun

Singular:
banquette
Plural:
banquettes

Origin of Banquette

  • French from Provençal banqueta diminutive of banca bench of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French banquette, the diminutive form of banc.

    From Wiktionary

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