: an establishment (such as a theater or restaurant) so laid out that patrons can be accommodated while remaining in their automobiles
drive-in
adjective
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The drive-in closed in 1999, and the movie screens were demolished in 2016.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Building 2 is 147,252 square feet with a 30-foot clear height, 30 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors and 271 parking stalls.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Back from the grave by popular demand, the Southern drive-in has revived SONIC Trick or Treat Blasts.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Metrobloks is eying a former drive-in theater for a $500-million urban data center that would employ up to 45 high-skilled workers.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Building 2 is 147,252 square feet with a 30-foot clear height, 30 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors and 271 parking stalls.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Back from the grave by popular demand, the Southern drive-in has revived SONIC Trick or Treat Blasts.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Metrobloks is eying a former drive-in theater for a $500-million urban data center that would employ up to 45 high-skilled workers.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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