motel

noun

mo·​tel mō-ˈtel How to pronounce motel (audio)
: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area

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An outreach worker found them all and helped connect the family to several services, including the nonprofit Housing 4 the Homeless, which currently provides them with two motel rooms in Point Loma. Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Rain gets incredibly sick from the surgery, which was organized by some of the club’s less-than-reputable mean girls and performed in a motel room. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Once in Colorado, the workers were packed eight people to a motel room — with just one mattress and box spring, the lawsuit states. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024 Further complications arose when Lois returned to the motel room to find all evidence of Justin’s death scrubbed; Megan denied enlisting Glorious to take care of things, despite Lois spotting them together. Andy Swift, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for motel 

Word History

Etymology

blend of motor and hotel

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motel was in 1925

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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motel

noun
mo·​tel mō-ˈtel How to pronounce motel (audio)
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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