motel

[ moh-tel ]
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noun
  1. a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.

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Origin of motel

1
First recorded in 1920–25; blend of motor and hotel
  • Also called motor court, motor inn, motor lodge .

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motel

/ (məʊˈtɛl) /


noun
  1. a roadside hotel for motorists, usually having direct access from each room or chalet to a parking space or garage

Origin of motel

1
C20: from motor + hotel

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