motor inn
noun /ˈməʊtər ɪn/
/ˈməʊtər ɪn/
(also motor lodge
(North American English) /ˈməʊtə lɒdʒ/
/ˈməʊtər lɑːdʒ/
, motor court /ˈməʊtə kɔːt/
/ˈməʊtər kɔːrt/
)- 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.