banquette
a long bench with an upholstered seat, especially one along a wall, as in a restaurant.
an embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm.
Chiefly Coastal Louisiana and East Texas. a sidewalk, especially a raised one of bricks or planks.
Fortification. a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing.
a ledge running across the back of a buffet.
a bench for passengers on top of a stagecoach.
Origin of banquette
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How to use banquette in a sentence
I’m talking banquettes the shade of marinara sauce, Sinatra on the soundtrack, chianti in straw-swaddled bottles and herby hot garlic bread presented with a four-cheese dunk.
A curved banquette in the main dining room is outfitted with see-through partitions on rollers, a sign of the times some of us hope to say adios to, soon.
José Andrés brings Spanish comfort food — including a lot of eggs — to Bethesda | Tom Sietsema | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostIf I’m not sitting outside the green behemoth, on the patio, I’m in the bar, on a capacious raised banquette facing the scene outside.
Mattie & Eddie’s channels the Irish spirit of a veteran chef’s grandparents | Tom Sietsema | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostThe front dining room, staged with a faux fireplace and lined with leather banquettes, is a mash-up of a library, a toy store and a Georgetown yard sale.
Sisters Thai in Potomac reminds us that food isn’t everything | Tom Sietsema | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostThen one of them notices a stunning-looking young stranger—Carey Mulligan—sprawled on a nearby banquette, apparently drunk out of her mind.
Promising Young Woman Starts with a Cathartic Blast. Then It Gets Bogged Down With Cynicism | Stephanie Zacharek | January 15, 2021 | Time
Best Seat in the House: The leather banquette directly across from the bar.
Where to Fall in Love—or Just Get Drunk—on Valentine’s Day | Condé Nast Traveler | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDunst was hanging in a banquette with the designers of Rodarte.
Alexander McQueen Exhibit: Fashion's Big Night | Robin Givhan, Jacob Bernstein | May 3, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe boys were dragging along the banquette a small "express wagon," which they had filled with blocks and sticks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinEdna rang the bell at this side garden gate, and stood upon the banquette, waiting to be admitted.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinVictor escorted her out upon the banquette, lifted her parasol, and held it over her while he walked to the car with her.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThey finally gained the banquette, or platform, after a difficult and exhausting climb.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyRallying on the banquette, upon the return of the others, they in turn drove the Indians out of the fort.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend Brady
British Dictionary definitions for banquette
/ (bæŋˈkɛt) /
an upholstered bench
(formerly) a raised part behind a parapet
a footbridge
Origin of banquette
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