B and B

noun

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as in public house

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  1. public house
  2. hotel
  3. guesthouse
  4. inn
  5. motor inn
  6. hospice
  7. hostel
  8. hostelry
Noun
  • Drawing inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, the Lone Goat — at 33 John R St., just off Woodward Avenue and across from The Brakeman — serves classic pub fare, paired with British and domestic draught beers, cocktails and spirits.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
  • In 1742, Franklin repeatedly suspended work on Pamela to print lottery tickets, licenses for peddlers and public houses, sheriff’s warrants, naval certificates, soap wrappers, medical cures, bookplates for libraries, 1,000 hat bills, Irish Society tickets, and thousands of advertisements.
    Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Definition of public house
Noun
  • The kingdom plans to invest tens of billions of dollars into infrastructure, including 15 new stadiums, as well as hotels and transport networks, with a stadium planned 350 meters above ground in the futuristic city of Neom.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The show is immediately countered by the monotony of the van or the hotel.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hotel
Noun
  • In August, Israel assassinated the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh at an official Iranian guesthouse in Tehran, only hours after Haniyeh had met with Khamenei and attended the inauguration of the country’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Five bedrooms, six bathrooms, an office, a gym, and an attached guesthouse were also found on the premises.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of guesthouse
Noun
  • The inn became known as the winter retreat for the wealthy from the Northeast.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Best of all, for every Sleigh Bell Suite reservation, the inn will donate $100 to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of inn
Noun
  • Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
  • This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 May 2024
Definition of motor inn
Noun
  • The 100-year-old has been in hospice care for nearly two years.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, who has been in hospice care since February 2023, will not be attending the ceremony, the Carter Center told the outlet, due to his health.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hospice
Noun
  • Police found Mangione in possession of a fake New Jersey ID that matches the one used by the suspect to check into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan 10 days before the shooting.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione also presented police in Pennsylvania with a forged New Jersey driver’s license, which matched the number on the license presented at a hostel in Manhattan where the suspect is believed to have stayed before the shooting, an arrest warrant states.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hostel
Noun
  • Sarasota, Florida The 1924 Frances Carlton, a 20-unit complex on the National Register of Historic Places, was modeled on ancient hostelries in the Pyrenees along the Spanish-French border.
    The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The name reflects the fact nature is infused into every aspect of the hostelry, from luxuriant plantings to the names given the 179 guest rooms, each a reference to a different bird or flower.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of hostelry
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