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

Bench Storage Bench seating in hallways and entryways and banquettes in dining rooms or kitchens seating can provide dual-purpose storage. —Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 2 June 2026

The redesign gutted the inauthentic interiors and added wood paneling, green leather banquettes, and terrazzo flooring. —Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

That was enough for DiGerlando and his team to add swings, banquettes, disco balls and chandeliers, and transform a modern club into the 1990s venue. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 June 2026

The ground-floor restaurant and bar was covered in carpet featuring psychedelic crystal patterns, while ruby red velvet banquettes and a glass cube were installed in the dining room, filled with climbing plants and ferns. —Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 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