motel
pronunciation
How to pronounce motel in British English:
UK [məʊˈtel]
How to pronounce motel in American English:
US [moʊˈtel]
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- Noun:
- a motor hotel
Word Origin
- motel (n.)
- 1925, coined from motor- + hotel. Originally a hotel for automobile travelers.The Milestone Interstate Corporation ... proposes to build and operate a chain of motor hotels between San Diego and Seattle, the hotels to have the name 'Motel.' ["Hotel Monthly," March 1925]
Example
- 1. A nondescript motel balcony in memphis .
- 2. She pulls into the bates motel , and begins her short , fateful association with norman bates .
- 3. That night , I watched tv in a motel room while my parents talked about our new home in canada .
- 4. We figured it would be a simple trip , with four or five motel stops along the way .
- 5. At some point , people wear out their welcome with friends or relatives or can no longer afford a motel room .