motor inn

noun

🔊/ˈməʊtər ɪn/

(also motor lodge

🔊/ˈməʊtə lɒdʒ/

🔊/ˈməʊtər lɑːdʒ/

, motor court

🔊/ˈməʊtə kɔːt/

🔊/ˈməʊtər kɔːrt/

)

(North American English)

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a motel (= hotel, often near a motorway, for people driving cars, with space for parking cars near the rooms). Many US companies owning them now use the names motor inn/lodge/court instead of motel.