Banquette vs Parapet - What's the difference?
banquette | parapet |
A (typically upholstered) bench-like seat that runs along a wall.
A similar bench in a military trench which soldiers stand on to shoot.
A sidewalk.
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A low retaining wall.
Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=26 A fortification consisting of a wall.
As nouns the difference between banquette and parapet
is that banquette is a (typically upholstered) bench-like seat that runs along a wall while parapet is a low retaining wall.banquette
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(en noun)parapet
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(wikipedia parapet)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.}}