hotel

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Dialect

n. in some places like Australia, a word for a pub or a bar where people go to drink.

n. a public house or licensed premises, primarily used for the consumption of alcohol.

“He met his friends at the local hotel for a drink after work.”

“In many rural Australian towns, the local hotel serves as the primary social hub for the community to gather and share news.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Dialect

n. in South Asia, a word often used for a restaurant or a place to eat.

n. any dining establishment or restaurant, regardless of whether it provides overnight accommodation.

“We stopped at a small hotel on the side of the road for a quick lunch.”

“The sign for the hotel advertised fresh vegetarian meals, though the building itself had no rooms for guests to stay overnight.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Technical

n. the word used for the letter 'H' when speaking clearly over the radio.

n. the code word for the letter 'H' in the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet.

“The pilot spelled out the flight code as 'Alpha-Bravo-Hotel'.”

“To ensure clarity over the static-filled radio frequency, the dispatcher used 'Hotel' to confirm the eighth character of the serial number.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Formal

n. a very large and grand private house in a city, especially in France.

n. a large, grand private residence or mansion, specifically an 'hôtel particulier' in a French context.

“The old hotel in the center of Paris was once home to a famous duke.”

“The architecture of the seventeenth-century hotel reflected the immense wealth and social standing of the aristocratic family that commissioned it.”