ban|quette

ban|quette
ban|quette «bang KEHT», noun.
1. a ledge, step, or other platform along the inside of a parapet or trench for soldiers to stand on when firing.
2. an upholstered bench, especially one built against the wall in a restaurant: »

I always have the same table, one at the banquette against the wall…I like a banquette because I don't like to get knocked around in the middle of the room (New Yorker).

3. a shelf or ledge, as at the back of a buffet.
4. Southern U.S. a sidewalk.
[< Middle French banquette < Italian banchetta (diminutive) < banca bench, shelf]

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  • banquette — ban•quette [[t]bæŋˈkɛt[/t]] locally [[t]ˈbæŋ kɪt[/t]] for 3 n. 1) fur a long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant 2) dial. Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk 3) for a platform or step along the… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Banquette — Ban*quette , n. [F. See {Banquet}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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