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/moʊˈtɛl/ · noun
(also attributive) 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..
Use motel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Motel means (also attributive) 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..
Common synonyms include court, motor hotel, motor lodge, motor inn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use motel where its definition matches the intended context.
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