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banquette
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As a noun, banquette means a narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
Meanings of banquette
5 meaningsnoun
militaryA 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.
louisianatexasA sidewalk.
Older and rare meanings (1)
datedA bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).