Word Study
motel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun motel has 1 sense
- motel(n = noun.artifact) Array - a motor hotel; Array has parts: motel room
is a kind of court, motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court
OXFORD DICTIONARY
motel, n. a roadside hotel providing accommodation for motorists and parking for their vehicles.
Etymology
portmanteau word f. MOTOR + HOTEL
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