motel
[ moh-tel ]
/ moʊˈtɛl /
noun
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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motel
/ (məʊˈtɛl) /
noun
a roadside hotel for motorists, usually having direct access from each room or chalet to a parking space or garage
Word Origin for motel
C20: from motor + hotel
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Word Origin and History for motel
motel
1925, coined from motor- + hotel. Originally a hotel for automobile travelers.
The Milestone Interstate Corporation ... proposes to build and operate a chain of motor hotels between San Diego and Seattle, the hotels to have the name 'Motel.' ["Hotel Monthly," March 1925]
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