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- Dictionaryban·quette/baNGˈket/
noun
- 1. an upholstered bench along a wall, especially in a restaurant or bar.
- 2. a raised step behind a rampart.
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1. a. : a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns. b. Southern US : sidewalk. 2. a. : a long upholstered bench. b. : a sofa having one roll-over arm. c. : a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall. Examples of banquette in a Sentence.
BANQUETTE definition: 1. a long seat covered with cloth or similar material and put against a wall, especially with…. Learn more.
noun. a long bench with an upholstered seat, especially one along a wall, as in a restaurant. an embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm. Chiefly Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk, especially a raised one of bricks or planks.
BANQUETTE meaning: 1. a long seat covered with cloth or similar material and put against a wall, especially with…. Learn more.
A banquette is a long, low, cushioned seat. Banquettes are usually long enough for more than one person to sit on at a time.
Banquette is a French word for a long upholstered bench, a platform behind a parapet, or a footbridge. Learn how to use it in different contexts and avoid confusing it with banquet.
Banquette definition: A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
