motor court

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Noun
  • Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts.
    Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
  • By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps.
    Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
Noun
  • Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
  • This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 May 2024
Noun
  • To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • If a lodging’s guest rooms open directly to the outdoors and there’s a parking lot handy, industry experts say, it probably was born as a motel or motor lodge.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • Inspired by the classic American roadside motor lodge, Tourists is set on the banks of the Hoosic River in the Berkshires.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The main home has a chef’s kitchen, formal dining room and a main-level primary suite with a spa bath and two-story closet.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • There are nice spas with small menus of snacks to nibble on after massages.
    Vogue, Vogue, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • As the warmth of the motel room started to thaw me, my hands and face started to tingle.
    Mike Rayder, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
  • Healey has pledged to close all hotels and motels serving as shelters by the end of the year.
    Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Cunningham was ultimately located and arrested at a Disney resort on June 3.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025
  • Located on Johns Island, the 72-key resort overlooks the meandering Kiawah River and its spartina grass, marsh flats, and neighboring oak trees.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
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“Motor court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20court. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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