n.
Pronunciation: ba ŋ - ' ket, ban-, 1b is also ' ba ŋ -k ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench
Date: 1629
1 a : a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns b Southern : 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