: 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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Additional features include 143 dock-high doors, 4 drive-in doors, 459 van/car stalls and outside storage.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
This is a drive-in lodge, and many guests from all over the Southwest and Rocky Mountain states simply drive from home with no buying plane tickets or car rentals at all.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Customers can take advantage of the restaurant’s drive-thru lane or park in a total of seven drive-in stalls, the release said.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Burger lovers can order a double Sonic smasher and get the second one free, the drive-in fast food company said in a Sept. 2 news release.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
This is a drive-in lodge, and many guests from all over the Southwest and Rocky Mountain states simply drive from home with no buying plane tickets or car rentals at all.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Customers can take advantage of the restaurant’s drive-thru lane or park in a total of seven drive-in stalls, the release said.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Burger lovers can order a double Sonic smasher and get the second one free, the drive-in fast food company said in a Sept. 2 news release.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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