motor lodges

noun

plural of motor lodge
as in tourist courts

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  1. motels
  2. accommodations
  3. lodgings
Noun
  • Sierra Fitzpatrick of Step up on Second, the nonprofit the city contracts with to run the motels, referred The Bee to the city and the motel.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of motels
Noun
  • All accommodations come without telephones or TVs – and cell service is blissfully patchy, with signals interrupted by Mount Babel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Across state and federal lands, accommodations designated for Black Americans were routinely and nakedly inferior, relegated to remote, underdeveloped parcels or mosquito-prone swamplands.
    — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodations
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sprawling 865-acre Hacienda Tres Equis, in the family for three decades, grows world-class coffee and has plans to build lodgings for visitors.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of lodgings
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“Motor lodges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20lodges. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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