banquette

n.

1. A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
2. also ban·kit (băng'kĭt) Southern Louisiana & East Texas. A raised sidewalk: "The flower of loafers . . . was found stretched on the banquette on Tuesday night" (New Orleans Daily Picayune). See Regional Note at beignet.
3. A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.
4. A ledge or shelf, as on a buffet.

[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.]

1. A long, upholstered seat built in against a wall.
2. A raised, narrow walk along a roadway.
3. A term once used in some parts of the American South for a sidewalk.
5. Same as barbette.

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IN BRIEF: n. - An upholstered bench.

Tutor's tip: At the "banquet" (sumptuous meal), some sat on a "banquette" (bench) at the end of the table.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vægbænk, sidebænk

Nederlands (Dutch)
muurbank, banket, stoep

Français (French)
n. - banquette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wallbank, erhöhter Fußweg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πεζούλι, βάθρο, κράσπεδο

Italiano (Italian)
panchina, banchina di tiro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - banqueta (f), calçada (f), banquinho (m) estofado

Русский (Russian)
банкетка, сидение

Español (Spanish)
n. - banqueta, acera, fortificación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skyttebank, bankett, (förhöjd) gångbana

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
射击用踏垛, 人行道, 驾驶背后的座位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 射擊用踏垛, 人行道, 駕駛背後的座位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사격용 발판, 마부석 뒤의 자리, 보도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バンケット, 棚, 歩道

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسطبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספסל מרופד, רובד ביצורים מוגבה‬

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