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

There are plenty of other towns along Highway 290 (known as the Texas Wine Road) boasting vineyards, restaurants, and accommodations in the form of bed-and-breakfasts and roadside motels, but Fredericksburg has some of the best of it all. —Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025

The women then accompanied Wipf and Kleinsasser to a motel room before stepping away and contacting the brothers. —Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025

Half the 187 units are reserved for formerly homeless residents like Smith, who had been living in a rundown motel paid for with a voucher and before that on the street. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

The motel sits within city limits straddling the area splitting North Highlands and Arden Arcade. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025

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