: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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The five people initially suspected in connection with Nordquist's death were arrested the same day after police searched the Patty’s Lodge motel in Canandaigua, the last place Nordquist was known to be staying.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Those motels, the Rodeway Inn and Flamingo, are in the area of the Grand Gateway Master Plan.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Restaurants, hotels and motels benefit the most from the river’s lure.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
An expansion of motel voucher programs also was discussed.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Those motels, the Rodeway Inn and Flamingo, are in the area of the Grand Gateway Master Plan.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Restaurants, hotels and motels benefit the most from the river’s lure.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
An expansion of motel voucher programs also was discussed.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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