A long seat found in parks or sports facilities; in sports, also the place where substitute players sit.
公園のベンチでお弁当を食べた。
I ate my lunch on a bench in the park.
ベンチに座って練習を見学する選手たち。
Players sat on the bench watching the practice.
監督がベンチから交代を命じた。
The manager ordered a substitution from the bench.