: 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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In brief, the car itself may become the drive-in theater.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Jaws is my favorite film, encompassing my feelings as a young wide-eyed child seeing it for the first time at a drive-in (talk about larger than life, especially for a small kid) and then rewatching it endlessly on TV and VHS until the tapes wore out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Between the swingin' bed-hopping, its sweaty disco vibe, and the presence of a third-tier star in Priscilla Barnes (future Three's Company roommate Terri), this is a movie that seems tailor-made for a '70s drive-in double feature.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
The author includes an omnivorous range of signage for motels, drive-ins, bars, and movie theaters.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Jaws is my favorite film, encompassing my feelings as a young wide-eyed child seeing it for the first time at a drive-in (talk about larger than life, especially for a small kid) and then rewatching it endlessly on TV and VHS until the tapes wore out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Between the swingin' bed-hopping, its sweaty disco vibe, and the presence of a third-tier star in Priscilla Barnes (future Three's Company roommate Terri), this is a movie that seems tailor-made for a '70s drive-in double feature.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
The author includes an omnivorous range of signage for motels, drive-ins, bars, and movie theaters.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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