boardinghouses

noun

plural of boardinghouse
as in hotels
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum

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Recent Examples of boardinghouses Gold discovered in nearby Alder Gulch in 1863 turned this remote corner of Montana into a boomtown complete with saloons, hotels, theaters, shops, and boardinghouses. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home. — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026 Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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  1. hotels
  2. taverns
  3. motels
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  • Today, the group helps chefs restaurants and hotels source shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, red lobster from Baja California, and rainbow trout from Michoacan, to name just a few products, with over 60 fisheries involved.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some commenters say chore lists had already pushed them back to hotels.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hotels
Noun
  • The weeklong promotion highlights a wide range of cuisines, from steakhouses and seafood restaurants to taverns, bistros and international dining destinations.
    — Jane Imbody, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of taverns
Noun
  • Sierra Fitzpatrick of Step up on Second, the nonprofit the city contracts with to run the motels, referred The Bee to the city and the motel.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of motels

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