drive-in

Etymology
Deverbal from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles and partake while parked.
 * drive-in church; drive-in funeral parlor
 * 1)  motel; motor inn
 * 1)  motel; motor inn

Translations

 * Finnish: drive-in

Noun

 * 1)  An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.
 * 2)  A restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles to consume their meals; the meal may be ordered and delivered to one's vehicle by a carhop waiter; or may require patrons to use a service counter. The cars in the parking lot serve as the patrons' dining room, there being a lack of dining rooms and tables.
 * The teenagers went down to the drive-in to order some hamburgers and fries.
 * 1) * 1965 May 7, Don Moser, The nightmare of life with Billy, LIFE, |%22drive-ins%22+-intitle:%22drive%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GANGT7LjB8_1mAWI1qWxDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22drive-in%22|%22drive-ins%22%20-intitle%3A%22drive%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 101,
 * 2)  A drive-through restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles and order food and beverages via a speaker phone; the meal is delivered by a service window accessible by car.
 * The teenagers went down to the drive-in to order some hamburgers and fries.
 * 1) * 1965 May 7, Don Moser, The nightmare of life with Billy, LIFE, |%22drive-ins%22+-intitle:%22drive%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GANGT7LjB8_1mAWI1qWxDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22drive-in%22|%22drive-ins%22%20-intitle%3A%22drive%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 101,
 * 2)  A drive-through restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles and order food and beverages via a speaker phone; the meal is delivered by a service window accessible by car.

Synonyms

 * ,, /drive-in theatre

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: envetura kinejo
 * Finnish: drive-in-elokuvateatteri
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian: autósmozi
 * Icelandic: bílabíó
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ドライブインシアター, ドライブイン
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, драйв-и́н
 * Spanish: autocine, autocinema


 * Finnish: drive-in-ravintola, autoravintola

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) drive-in any establishment providing drive-in service

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  an outdoor cinema

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