banquette

noun

ban·​quette baŋ-ˈket 

ban-,

 sense 1b is also  ˈbaŋ-kət

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Every room is furnished with a king-size bed, all come with a refrigerator and instead of flimsy, folding luggage racks, each has a standard banquette for storage. —Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024

Golden chandeliers dripping with crystals hang from above and illuminate the grey leather banquettes below. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Yoshihiro Makino The changes made caused some misalignment with the original entrance to the den, so Patrick and team shifted it to enhance flow and sightlines and to create room for a custom dining banquette. —Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024

Eilish was there, too, dancing and singing along with Charli on a banquette while the DJ played their remix five times in a row. —Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a