fast food restaurantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɑːst ˈfuːd ˌres.trɒnt/us/ˌfæst ˈfuːd ˌres.tə.rɑːnt/a restaurant that serves fast food such as hamburgers
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Restaurants & cafes
- all-you-can-eat
- automat
- bill of fare
- bistro
- brasserie
- buffet
- coffee house
- coffee shop
- diner
- drive-through
- eatery
- grill
- internet café
- mess
- roadhouse
- rotisserie
- salad bar
- send
- send out for sth
- à la carte
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Examples from literature
- In it, researchers bought food from a popular American fast food restaurant.
- Minutes later they touched down beside a fast food restaurant which was surrounded by several similar restaurants.
- Think about that the next time you're tempted to eat something from a fast food restaurant where the hot fat in the deep fryer has been reacting with oxygen all day, or even for several days.