banquette

Meanings

Plural: banquettes

Noun

• an upholstered bench
• A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
• A bench built into a wall, especially (military) one built into a wall of a defensive trench, used for sitting and for shooting at attackers.
• An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area.
• A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
• A sidewalk.