banquette
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ban·quette
(băng-kĕt') 
n.
n.
- A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.
- 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.
- A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.
- A ledge or shelf, as on a buffet.
[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.]
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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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banquette
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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- Chairs and Sofas - banquette: long, upholstered bench, often built into wall; sofa with one rollover arm
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Banquette
For the town in the United States, see Banquette, Texas.
In fortification, a banquette is a small foot path or elevated step along the inside of a rampart or parapet, by which the musketeers get up to view the counterscarp, or to fire on the enemies in the moat. These are generally a foot and a half (approximately half a metre) high, and almost three feet (approximately 90 cm) wide.
A banquette may also be an upholstered bench or a footbridge.
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Banquette
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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