Drive-in Definition

drīvĭn
drive-ins
noun
An establishment, especially an outdoor movie theater, designed to permit customers to remain in their motor vehicles while being accommodated.
American Heritage
Such a restaurant, outdoor theater, etc.
Webster's New World

(US, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.

Wiktionary

(US) A drive-through restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles and order food and beverages via a speaker phone; their meal is delivered to their vehicle.

The teen-agers went down to the drive-in to order some hamburgers and fries.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or being such an establishment.
A drive-in restaurant; a drive-in teller.
American Heritage
Designating or of a restaurant, outdoor film theater, etc. designed to render its services to persons who drive up and remain seated in their cars.
Webster's New World

(US, of an establishment) Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles.

Drive-in bank; drive-in church; drive-in funeral parlor.
Wiktionary
verb
(baseball, of a hitter) To hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.
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Other Word Forms of Drive-in

Noun

Singular:
drive-in
Plural:
drive-ins

Drive-in Sentence Examples

  • He grabbed an order of French fries and a burger at the drive-in of a national chain, eating on the road, licking the salt from his fingers as he searched among the glass and steel structures for the address he had jotted down earlier.

  • The route more than dou­bled the distance, but Dean needed little incentive for a drive in the country.

  • The white Hummer limo made it up the snowy slope and slowed as it crossed the cleared cobblestone drive in front of the castle.

  • You're ticked off; your bladder's full, so you drive in anyway.

  • Sand is thus blown or pumped from below the piles, which are thus easily lowered in ground which baffles all attempts to drive in piles by blows.

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