tourist court

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Tourist court

What by the middle of the twentieth century was called a motel. Tourist courts were usually a series of very small one-room buildings separated from each other by the width of an automobile.

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tourist court - a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, court

hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

motel - a motor hotel

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