: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Not only the businesses that have gone out of business–motels advertising color TV as an amenity–but those that remain operating, primary among them, the trading posts.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The tax is paid by people who stay in hotels, motels and vacation rentals, not by local residents.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Suddenly, Floyd — an American Sign Language interpreter — sees through the window a young man meandering toward the motel’s pool, on the verge of falling in.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 June 2026
While Paula is inside the motel and horrors begin unfolding, Geri and Rudy chat about their respective futures.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The tax is paid by people who stay in hotels, motels and vacation rentals, not by local residents.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Suddenly, Floyd — an American Sign Language interpreter — sees through the window a young man meandering toward the motel’s pool, on the verge of falling in.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 June 2026
While Paula is inside the motel and horrors begin unfolding, Geri and Rudy chat about their respective futures.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for motel
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: 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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