Banquette

·noun A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.

II. Banquette ·add. ·noun A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.

III. Banquette ·noun A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.