: 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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Classic burger drive-ins in North Texas can be counted on one hand.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
The space also has its own massage room and a drive-in tender dock for toys.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
Cultpix launched in April 2021 and positions itself as the world’s largest cult and genre streaming platform – one that has championed the movies that populated drive-in and grindhouse circuits, from horror and science fiction to martial arts and spaghetti Westerns.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
Other award-winning sites include a place with a drive-in movie theater near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, geodesic domes in Texas, safari tents in Kentucky, a secluded tent getaway in the Catskills of New York and a converted school bus outside Lake Huron in Michigan.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
The space also has its own massage room and a drive-in tender dock for toys.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
Cultpix launched in April 2021 and positions itself as the world’s largest cult and genre streaming platform – one that has championed the movies that populated drive-in and grindhouse circuits, from horror and science fiction to martial arts and spaghetti Westerns.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
Other award-winning sites include a place with a drive-in movie theater near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, geodesic domes in Texas, safari tents in Kentucky, a secluded tent getaway in the Catskills of New York and a converted school bus outside Lake Huron in Michigan.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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