banquette (redirected from banquettes)

ban·quette  (bng-kt)

n.

1. A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which soldiers may stand when firing.

2. also ban·kit (bngkt) 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.

3. A long upholstered bench placed against or built into a wall.

4. A ledge or shelf, as on a buffet.

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[French, from Provençal banqueta, diminutive of banca, bench, of Germanic origin.]

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banquette [bæŋˈkɛt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) an upholstered bench

2. (Military / Fortifications) (formerly) a raised part behind a parapet

3. a footbridge

[from French, from Provençal banqueta, literally: a little bench, from banc bench; see bank³]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

banquette - an upholstered bench bench - a long seat for more than one person

Translations

banquette [bæŋˈket] N → banqueta f alargada

banquette

n → gepolsterte Bank