drive-in

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdraɪvɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(drīv′in′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈdrive-ˌin,  adj. 
  1. Show Businessrelating to or using a facility designed to accommodate customers in their automobiles:a drive-in restaurant.

n. [countable]
  1. such a facility or business.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
drive-in  (drīv′in′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Show Businessa motion-picture theater, refreshment stand, bank, or other public facility designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such an establishment:Drive-in business far exceeded walk-in business.
  • noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase drive in 1925–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drive-in
  1. denoting a public facility or service designed to be used by patrons seated in their cars: a drive-in bank
  1. a cinema designed to be used in such a manner
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