n (context|legal|figuratively) The place where the judges sit.
n (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
n (context|sports|figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.
n A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
n (weightlifting) A horizontalpadded surface, usually with a weightrack, used for support during exercise.
n (context|surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.[http://www.etymologie.info/~e/u_/us-manage.html#Benchmark Description of bench, as part of the benchmark etymology]
n A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
n (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.