motor lodge
2
3.6
- noun
- /ˈmoʊtər lɒdʒ/
- US
:
motel
- We stayed overnight at a cozy motor lodge that had easy access to our car.
Examples
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The motor lodge on the highway offered a comfortable bed and a quick breakfast before we hit the road.
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After a long day of driving, we checked into a motor lodge with a parking lot right outside our room.
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- Let's go back to the motor lodge.
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When we were playing well and did have the money, we weren't allowed in most hotels or motor lodges.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.2
A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room
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4.8
A small hotel where rooms open onto a parking area
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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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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'motor' (relating to motor vehicles or travelling by car) with 'lodge' (a shelter or small accommodation for travelers), so its meaning—an accommodation for motorists—is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern (motor/motel + lodge = place for drivers) is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Motor lodge comes from the words motor, meaning car, and lodge, meaning a place to stay. These were simple hotels on the highway with parking right by each room so drivers could stop and sleep without walking far, so it now means 'a hotel for motorists'.