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motel definition

☆ mo·tel (mō tel′)

noun

a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually with easy access from each room to an area for cars

Etymology: coined (1925) by A. S. Heineman, U.S. architect (< mo(tor) + (ho)tel) for an inn in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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