motor lodge

noun

: motel

Examples of motor lodge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hotel itself, which had opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s and then transformed into a Southwestern roadside hotel, had also fallen into disrepair. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Previously a 1960s motor lodge, it’s been reimagined by hospitality experts Keath and Dave Jacoby, who took it from being a botched reno property to one that feels mid-century cool. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Campfire Hotel & Pool Club The Campfire Hotel & Pool Club and motor lodge channels Bend’s outdoorsy spirit with a playful, retro edge. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motor lodge

• fuselage
• auge
• hodge
• podge
• dislodge
• hodgepodge