motel
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /moʊˈtɛl/
Noun

motel (plural motels)

  1. (also attributive) A type of hotel or lodging#Noun|lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of room#Noun|rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access#Noun|access to automobiles parked there.
  2. A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: motel
  • German: Motel
  • Italian: motel
  • Portuguese: hotel de beira de estrada
  • Russian: моте́ль
  • Spanish: motel
Verb

motel (motels, present participle moteling; past and past participle moteled)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To stay in a motel or motels.



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