BANQUETTE

Banquette

In fortification, a banquette is a small foot path or elevated step along the inside of a rampart or parapet, by which the musketeers get up to view the counterscarp, or to fire on the enemies in the moat. These are generally a foot and a half high, and almost three feet wide.

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banquette

Noun

  1. A (typically upholstered) bench-like seat that runs along a wall.
  2. A similar bench in a military trench which soldiers stand on to shoot.
  3. A sidewalk.


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