motel

noun

mo·​tel mō-ˈtel 

: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area

Examples of motel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photos and video on social media show the roof of a motel being blown off and damage to other buildings along Route 13 northeast of downtown. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Their remains were discovered in a trash can in a vacant lot near the motel where Robinson had stayed around the time the women disappeared. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Bass defended Inside Safe, a housing initiative launched by Bass to move people from street encampments into temporary motel and hotel rooms. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Video shows the tornado ripping the roof off a Super Lodge motel. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

blend of motor and hotel

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motel

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

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