: 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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Opening in 2013, MRK Public — short for its founders Moriah Robison, Rayne Frey and Kai Robison — took over the site of the former Love Burger drive-in.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The drive-in theater at Union Market returns, as does natural wine tasting on the National Mall.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
In the diner, for example, the speakers play outdoor sounds including crickets to create a real drive-in movie atmosphere.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Others have headlights that can project movies onto a wall to make anywhere a drive-in cinema.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The drive-in theater at Union Market returns, as does natural wine tasting on the National Mall.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
In the diner, for example, the speakers play outdoor sounds including crickets to create a real drive-in movie atmosphere.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Others have headlights that can project movies onto a wall to make anywhere a drive-in cinema.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for drive-in
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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