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/baŋˈkɛt/ · noun
(military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers..
Stoned, she would traipse in, overtly sexual in last night's dress, and throw herself exhausted across the banquette.
My brother-in-law […] took refuge in the banquette.
The boys were dragging along the banquette a small “express wagon,” which they had filled with blocks and sticks.
“Get the hell away from that stove, Charmaine, and go play out on the banquette before I bust you right in the mouth.”
Use banquette when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Banquette means (military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers..
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Stoned, she would traipse in, overtly sexual in last night's dress, and throw herself exhausted across the banquette.
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