A drive-in is a restaurant, cinema, or other commercial place which is specially designed so that customers can use the services provided while staying in their cars.
...fast food drive-ins.
Drive-in is also an adjective.
...a drive-in movie theater.
drive-in in British English
adjective
1.
denoting a public facility or service designed to be used by patrons seated in their cars
a drive-in bank
noun
2. mainly US and Canadian
a cinema designed to be used in such a manner
drive in in American English
1.
to force in, as by a blow
2. US, Baseball
to cause (a runner) to score or (a run) to be scored, as by getting a hit
See full dictionary entry for drive
drive-in in American English
(ˈdraɪvˌɪn)
US
adjective
1.
designating or of a restaurant, film theater, etc. designed to render its services to persons who drive up and remain seated in their cars
noun
2.
such a restaurant, theater, etc.
Examples of 'drive-in' in a sentence
drive-in
Drive and drive in the glaring sunshine until the car runs out of gas.
Joyce Carol Oates I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (2002)
`This is the last one before they play `Good Night Sweetheart" and we all tear down to the drive-in for Cokes.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1990)
The places had a drive-in window for take away, or tables outside with red and white peppermint stripe awnings.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (1990)
In other languages
drive-in
British English: drive-in NOUN
A drive-in is a restaurant, cinema, or other commercial place which is specially designed so that customers can use the services provided while staying in their cars.
...fast food drive-ins.
American English: drive-in
Brazilian Portuguese: drive-in
Chinese: 汽车餐厅、影院等商业场所
European Spanish: establecimiento que sirve a los clientes en su propio automóvil
French: drive-in
German: Drive-in-Restaurant {or} Drive-in-Kino
Italian: drive-in ()
Japanese: ドライブイン
Korean: 자동차 전용
European Portuguese: drive-in
Latin American Spanish: establecimiento que sirve a los clientes en su propio automóvil