banquette
See also: banquet
English
Noun
banquette (plural banquettes)
- (military) A 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.
- (dated) A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
- (Can we date this quote?) Mrs. Howe
- My brother-in-law […] took refuge in the banquette.
- (Can we date this quote?) Mrs. Howe
- (US regional, Louisiana, Texas) A sidewalk.
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- The boys were dragging along the banquette a small “express wagon,” which they had filled with blocks and sticks.
- a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces:
- “Get the hell away from that stove, Charmaine, and go play out on the banquette before I bust you right in the mouth.”
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area
References
- banquette at OneLook Dictionary Search
- banquette in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
banquette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑ̃.kɛt/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “banquette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.