banquette
/bæŋˈket/noun
1
- an upholstered bench along a wall, especially in a restaurant or bar（尤指餐馆或酒吧里的）倚墙长凳。
2
- a raised step behind a rampart（防御墙后的）射击踏垛。
词源
early 17th cent. (in sense 2)： from French， from Italian banchetta, diminutive of banca 'bench' （see BANK1）. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.