banquette

noun

ban·​quette baŋ-ˈket 

ban-

sense 1b 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

There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours. —Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Surrounding that will be a dining area that offers a mix of banquette seating, round tables, high tops and lounge furniture. —Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

Jack's Wife Freda In the film, Andy has a first date at the SoHo location of this popular Mediterranean restaurant, sitting in one of the corner banquettes that the spot touts on its website. —Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

Chase Sui Wonders, Romeo Beckham and Kim Turnbull were among the group huddled by the large banquette tables in one corner of the room. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

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
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette
• cadet