<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a long bench with an upholstered seat, especially one along a wall, as in a restaurant.</li><li>an embankment for buttressing the base of a levee and forming a berm.</li><li>a sidewalk, especially a raised one of bricks or planks.</li><li>a platform or step along the inside of a parapet, for soldiers to stand on when firing.</li><li>a ledge running across the back of a buffet.</li><li>a bench for passengers on top of a stagecoach.</li></ul>