Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Banquette

BANQUETTE (bäng-ket′), in fortification, the elevation of earth behind a parapet, on which the garrison of defenders may stand.

Source: Collier's New Encyclopedia 1. (1921) New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company. 412.

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