Definitions of banquette [æŋˈkɛt; locally ˈbæŋ kɪt for]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) banquette
a long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant.

2.  banquette
Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk.

3.  banquette
a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing.

4.  banquette
a ledge running across the back of a buffet.

Etymology: (1620–30; < F < Oc)

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1. (noun) banquette
an upholstered bench

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) banquette
a raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy

2. (noun) banquette
a narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser

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