Meaning & use
ecolodge
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Meanings
nouncountable
A small hotel or guesthouse built in a natural area that tries to protect the environment and help local people.
Grammar: Countable: use a/an and a plural -s — an ecolodge, two ecolodges.
Patterns
- stay at an ecolodge
- an ecolodge in the rainforest
- build an ecolodge
We spent three nights at an ecolodge near the national park, where the cabins ran on solar power.
The ecolodge employs local guides and gives part of its income to a wildlife project.
Many travelers choose an ecolodge because they want a low-impact vacation.
noununcountabletechnical
This style of environmentally friendly holiday accommodation considered as a type of tourism.
Grammar: Uncountable when it names the whole category: no plural and no a/an — interested in ecolodge as a concept.
Patterns
- a form of ecolodge
- the rise of ecolodge
Researchers studying sustainable travel often point to ecolodge as a model for the industry.
The conference looked at how ecolodge can support conservation in remote regions.
Word forms
| plural | ecolodges |
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Common combinations
- a remote ecolodge
- They flew to a remote ecolodge that can only be reached by boat.
- an eco-friendly ecolodge
- The brochure describes an eco-friendly ecolodge with composting toilets.
- run an ecolodge
- A local family has run an ecolodge on the edge of the reserve for ten years.
- book an ecolodge
- We booked an ecolodge months in advance because rooms fill up quickly.
- stay at an ecolodge
- If you stay at an ecolodge, expect simple rooms and no television.
Synonyms and how they differ
- eco-resort
- Use eco-resort for a larger, more comfortable place with many facilities; an ecolodge is usually smaller and simpler.
- lodge
- Lodge just means a place to stay in the countryside; it says nothing about protecting the environment.
- guesthouse
- A guesthouse is a small private home offering rooms, often in a town, with no environmental focus.
Word family
- ecology noun
- the study of how living things relate to each other and their surroundings
- ecological adjective
- relating to ecology or to the environment
- ecotourism noun
- travel to natural areas that aims to protect them
Commonly confused: ecolodge or ecology?
ecolodge vs ecology
Ecology is the science of the natural world; an ecolodge is a building where tourists sleep. The two words sound similar but belong to different topics.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'ecolodge' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Ecolodge' is a countable noun for a place to stay, so 'stayed at an ecolodge' fits. Option 2 wrongly uses it as a verb, option 3 wrongly uses it as a noun meaning a natural system, and option 4 wrongly uses it as an adjective describing a person.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “ecolodge”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.