banquette

noun

ban·​quette baŋ-ˈket 

ban-,

 sense 1b is also  ˈbaŋ-kət

1

a

: a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns

b

Southern US : sidewalk

2

a

: a long upholstered bench

b

: a sofa having one roll-over arm

c

: a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall

Examples of banquette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Helmed by chef Maxwell Pfeiffer, the contemporary menu is heavy on fresh seafood and premium cuts served in an elegant dining room with leather banquette seating and panoramic views of the Pacific coastline. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024

The bar and banquettes are equally suited to special occasion dining and hush-hush power broker meetings. —Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024

The new sit-down is tastefully appointed in bamboo fixtures, dark-wood chairs and granite tables, plaid banquettes and decorative platters on the walls. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024

That green is carried into a long corridor to the south of the bar, draped in matte-black walls, moody lighting and outfitted with banquette seating in jade velvet stretching 10 tables deep. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a