: an establishment (such as a theater or restaurant) so laid out that patrons can be accommodated while remaining in their automobiles
drive-in
adjective
Examples of drive-in in a Sentence
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In the evening, enjoy a steamy outdoor shower, followed by a drive-in movie with free popcorn at Ofland’s own big-screen theater, or plop into the property’s pool and hot tub before enjoying the snap, crackle, and pop of your personal fire pit.
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
New Orleans leaders are looking to transform Lincoln Beach with a waterfront restaurant, skate park, rooftop pool, drive-in movie theater, boardwalk and fishing piers.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 31 July 2024
Che Chori:Learn more about the Argentine drive-in restaurant on west side
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—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
At its height, the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In had nine screens, but quickly downgraded to five screens, and is now one of the few drive-in theaters still operating in Michigan.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2024
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
New Orleans leaders are looking to transform Lincoln Beach with a waterfront restaurant, skate park, rooftop pool, drive-in movie theater, boardwalk and fishing piers.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 31 July 2024
Che Chori:Learn more about the Argentine drive-in restaurant on west side
Need a break?
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
At its height, the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In had nine screens, but quickly downgraded to five screens, and is now one of the few drive-in theaters still operating in Michigan.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2024
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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