Firing step behind a parapet

The step of earth inside the parapet, sufficiently high to enable the defenders standing upon it to fire over the crest of the parapet, yet be protected.

A kind of step made on the rampart of a work near the parapet, for troops to stand upon in order to fire over the parapet.

(baun-kett): The narrow walk behind the breastheight or interior slope on which the infantry stands while firing. The flat walk is the banquette tread; the slope up to it is the banquette slope.

In fortification, a banquette is a little 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.

a wooden shelf found on the piece of furniture known as a "buffet," which can be found in many dining areas

Long upholstered seat or bench, often built-in.

A built-in upholstered bench along a wall, often used in breakfast areas.

A French tern to describe an upholstered bench. The term is generally applied to furniture from the 18th century of later.

A long upholstered seat or bench, that's usually built-in.

A long benchlike seat, often upholstered, and generally built into a wall.

An often built-in-place, Long upholstered bench or seat.