Definition of: banquette

(bang·ket′) noun
1. Mil. A raised earthen platform or bank behind an earthwork, upon which soldiers stand to deliver their fire. See illustration under BASTION.
2. An upholstered bench, as along a wall in a restaurant.
3. Any bank, ledge, etc., as a shelf on a sideboard.
4. A sidewalk. [<F, dim. of banc bench]