: 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 the second jolt this week to Parker County, the 1950s-style Malt Shop hamburger drive-in is for sale.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Oceanside police opened a homicide investigation Tuesday after a body was found in a dirt lot that had once been a drive-in theater near the city’s airport.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Right Now The first reveal comes when Ally and Jay decide to fight Heart Eyes rather than flee when the masked murderer is killing people left and right at a drive-in movie theater.
—James Grebey, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The film passed the $1 million mark after a month of drive-in movie theater buzz.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Oceanside police opened a homicide investigation Tuesday after a body was found in a dirt lot that had once been a drive-in theater near the city’s airport.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Right Now The first reveal comes when Ally and Jay decide to fight Heart Eyes rather than flee when the masked murderer is killing people left and right at a drive-in movie theater.
—James Grebey, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The film passed the $1 million mark after a month of drive-in movie theater buzz.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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