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Motel

//moʊˈtɛl// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles. also, attributive
  2. 2
    a motor hotel wordnet
  3. 3
    A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.
Verb
  1. 1
    To stay in a motel or motels. informal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of motor + hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, USA, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).

Etymology 2

Blend of motor + hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, USA, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).

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