court
10
4.8
- noun
- /kɔrt/
- Archaic
:
motel
- Actually, I'm going to stay at a hotel near the courts.
- motor court
- tourist court
- old motor court
Examples
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With strip expansion, an increasing number of tourist courts and motels aggregate along suburban stretches of the highway.
Academic text (1992) -
Main scenography includes a 12-stool luncheonette a one-pump filling station and a ten-cabin motor court hotel.
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We wish to lease and develop our tourist trade; we want tourist courts, hotels, and everything a free enterprise offers.
Academic text (1991) -
Several clusters of motel cottages and motor courts existed by 1947 (Denver City Directory 1947).
Academic text (1992) -
NICOLE, PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE MOTOR COURT BECAUSE IT DRIPS OIL EVERYWHERE.
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We stayed at a motor court that offered easy access to the highway.
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The roadside court had several rooms available for weary travelers.
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During our road trip, we found a cozy court with parking directly outside our door.
Synonyms
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1.2
A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room
2
3.6
A small hotel by a road with parking spaces in front of rooms
1
3.4
A hotel with parking next to each room for drivers
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3.4
A hotel for people traveling by car with rooms that open onto a parking lot
A small roadside hotel or group of cabins where you can park near your room
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Etymology
Court in the hotel sense comes from the phrase motor court, used in the early 1900s for a small hotel with rooms opening onto a central 'court' or parking area. So court can mean a roadside hotel where rooms open to the parking.