banquette

Restaurant wall bench

A banquette is a long upholstered bench, typically built into a wall or placed against one, often used for seating in restaurants: We slid into the banquette by the window.

The term also applies to a raised walkway or ledge, particularly along a fortification or the inside of a trench.

In the American South, especially New Orleans, banquette is an old-fashioned word for sidewalk.

seating

booth

Temporary enclosed compartment

settee · nook · alcove · inglenook · perch · pew · tufted · velvet · leather · padded

furniture

settee

Small upholstered seating furniture

loveseat · couch · sofa · daybed · tete-a-tete · canapé · upholstered · tufted · backless · armless

fortification

rampart

Fortified defensive wall

berm · terrace · trench · battlement · redoubt · bulwark · breastwork · revetment · escarpment · defensive

pathway

sidewalk

Paved pedestrian pathway

esplanade · pavement · terrace · ledge · pedestrian · narrow · elevated

Categories
Opposites
seating type

banquettestool

Backless sitting furniture

side chair · dining chair · folding chair · armchair · bar stool

formality/setting

banquettepicnic bench

Outdoor table with attached seating

folding chair · plastic chair · lawn chair · bleacher seat · camp chair

Phrases
Family

banquet, banquets, banqueting, banquettes

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G