: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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King, whose work furthering the Civil Rights Movement is honored with a federal holiday, was killed on the balcony outside his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The three women had been shopping and were unloading items at the motel where the ex-girlfriend was staying after her recent split from Handboy, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
But on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended prohibitions on motel, hotel and rental housing to March 8.
—Janie Har The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
In Kansas, 13-month-old Lucca Lien died in July 2022 after becoming unresponsive during an overnight visit with his father at a Wichita motel.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The three women had been shopping and were unloading items at the motel where the ex-girlfriend was staying after her recent split from Handboy, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
But on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended prohibitions on motel, hotel and rental housing to March 8.
—Janie Har The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
In Kansas, 13-month-old Lucca Lien died in July 2022 after becoming unresponsive during an overnight visit with his father at a Wichita motel.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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