motel

CEFRB1

/moʊˈtɛl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hotel designed for travelers with cars.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.

Examples

  • I checked into a motel and went right to sleep.

  • The motel can accommodate as many as 400 guests.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To stay in a motel or motels.

  2. 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.

More examples

In context

  • It was in 1832 that Evariste Galois fell in love with Stephanie-Felicie Poterin du Motel.

Quick test

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After a long day of driving, they stopped at a cheap blank to sleep.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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