drive-in
Meanings
Adjective
- Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles.
Noun
- An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.
- A restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles to consume their meals; the meal may be ordered and delivered to one's vehicle by a carhop waiter; or may require patrons to use a service counter. The cars in the parking lot serve as the patrons' dining room, there being a lack of dining rooms and tables.
- A drive-through restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles and order food and beverages via a speaker phone; the meal is delivered by a service window accessible by car.
Related
Similar words
- drive-in cinema, drive-in movie, drive-in theater/drive-in theatre
- drive-in restaurant
Narrower meaning words
- drive-through
- drive-through, drive-through restaurant
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