: 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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Tesla drivers can choose from 80 supercharger stations surrounding the diner and can order food directly from their cars’ touch screens, while audio for the drive-in movie screens is piped into their sound system.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Pulpy titles such as The Phantom Creeps, Zombies of the Stratosphere, and Flying Disc Man from Mars featured at cinemas and drive-ins across America, and parallel sci-fi film industries quickly sprang up all across the globe.
—Nick Foster
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
And two drive-ins — the Bluemound, at Moorland and Blue Mound roads in Brookfield; and the Starlite, on Highway 145 in Menomonee Falls — were offering admission at $5 a carload.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Tickets cost approximately $9 for children and $13 for adults, and in classic drive-in style, Shankweiler’s plays a double feature every night.
—Sophie Caldwell
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Pulpy titles such as The Phantom Creeps, Zombies of the Stratosphere, and Flying Disc Man from Mars featured at cinemas and drive-ins across America, and parallel sci-fi film industries quickly sprang up all across the globe.
—Nick Foster
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
And two drive-ins — the Bluemound, at Moorland and Blue Mound roads in Brookfield; and the Starlite, on Highway 145 in Menomonee Falls — were offering admission at $5 a carload.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Tickets cost approximately $9 for children and $13 for adults, and in classic drive-in style, Shankweiler’s plays a double feature every night.
—Sophie Caldwell
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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