transcription, транскрипция: [ baŋ-ˈket, ban-, 1b is also ]
ˈbaŋ-kət 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