tourist court

noun

: motel

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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

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourist court was in 1937

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“Tourist court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20court. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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