banquette: Meaning and Definition of

ban•quette

1. a long bench with an upholstered seat, esp. one along a wall, as in a restaurant.
2. an embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm.
3. a sidewalk, esp. a raised one of bricks or planks.
4. a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing.
5. a ledge running across the back of a buffet.
6. a bench for passengers on top of a stagecoach.