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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ˈdrive-ˌin,
adj.
- Show Businessrelating to or using a facility designed to accommodate customers in their automobiles:a drive-in restaurant.
n. [countable]
- such a facility or business.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026drive-in
(drīv′in′),USA pronunciation n.
- Show Businessa motion-picture theater, refreshment stand, bank, or other public facility designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles.
adj. - 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 adj - denoting a public facility or service designed to be used by patrons seated in their cars: a drive-in bank
n - chiefly US Canadian a cinema designed to be used in such a manner
'drive in' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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