: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Multiple people inside the motel room were detained, police said.
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to police, by the time officers arrived, the male suspect had retreated into his motel room and barricaded himself inside.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Removing transient motel rooms was critical to the pivot.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Two years after buying a motel along Peoria Street, Denver still has yet to move anyone into it.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
According to police, by the time officers arrived, the male suspect had retreated into his motel room and barricaded himself inside.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Removing transient motel rooms was critical to the pivot.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Two years after buying a motel along Peoria Street, Denver still has yet to move anyone into it.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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