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drive-in

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drive-in (drvn)
n.
An establishment, especially an outdoor movie theater, designed to permit customers to remain in their motor vehicles while being accommodated.
adj.
Of or being such an establishment: a drive-in restaurant; a drive-in teller.

drive-in
Noun
a cinema, restaurant, etc. offering a service where people remain in their cars while using the service provided
Adjective
denoting a cinema, etc. of this kind
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Noun1.drive-indrive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
Translations
Spanish drive-in [ˈdraɪvɪn] adj (esp US): drive-in cinema → autocine m
French drive-in [ˈdraɪvɪn] drive adj, n (esp US) → drive-in m
German drive-in [ˈdraɪvɪn] drive (esp US) adj, n drive-in (cinema) → Autokino nt;
drive-in (restaurant) → Autorestaurant nt

Italian drive-in [ˈdraɪvɪn] adj, n (esp US) → drive-in (m inv)

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