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Webster 1913 Edition
Banquette
Ban-quette′
,Noun.
A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
1.
(Fort.)
A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
2.
(Arch.)
A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Banquette
BANQUETTE
or BANQUET,Noun.
Definition 2024
banquette
banquette
See also: banquet
English
Noun
banquette (plural banquettes)
- A (typically upholstered) bench-like seat that runs along a wall.
- A similar bench in a military trench which soldiers stand on to shoot.
- (dated) A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
- Mrs. Howe
- My brother-in-law […] took refuge in the banquette.
- Mrs. Howe
- (southern Louisiana, eastern Texas) A sidewalk.