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

The Billiards Room restaurant, for instance, serves traditional Chinese fare in a luxuriously textured room with sumptuous velvet banquettes, lacquered malachite green tables and limed plaster walls lit up by fantastic Murano glass chandeliers. —Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

There are leather banquettes, all-day pancakes, and rotating daily specials like a substantial croque madame on Texas toast. —Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

Plush leather club chairs and low velvet banquettes invite you to linger, while the soundtrack of mellow jazz and down-tempo electronica underscores conversation. —New York Times, 31 July 2025

The space is decked in soft and soothing tones, ranging from champagne-toned tapestry and wavy curtains on the walls to forest green upholstery on the wooden seats and banquettes. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 July 2025

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

Rhymes for banquette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette
• cadet