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

That means nobody is around to judge you for slipping the ABBA album from the stack of records in the lobby onto the nearby turntable before curling up on the black leather banquettes around the fireplace. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

The seats being somewhat reminiscent of the red banquettes at Dan Tana’s, the landmark Hollywood hangout her father founded in 1964. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

The dînatoire offered a reprieve for guests arriving straight from the evening’s runway shows, with the restaurant’s dark wood paneling and velvet banquettes providing a welcome and warm setting on the first chilly night of autumn. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

They group piled on to the velvet banquettes for fun group shots. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 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