Synonyms for drive-in
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : drahyv-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdraɪvˌɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for drive-in Other synonyms for the word drive-in
- amphitheater
- arena
- assembly hall
- auditorium
- barn
- big screen
- bijou
- boards
- buvette
- café
- canteen
- cantina
- chophouse
- cine
- cinema
- coliseum
- concert hall
- concession
- concession stand
- deck
- dive
- doughtnut shop
- drama
- drive-in
- eatery
- eating house
- eating place
- fast-food place
- fast-food restaurant
- flicks
- footlights
- greasy spoon
- grill
- hall
- hamburger stand
- hashery
- hideaway
- hippodrome
- hot-dog stand
- hotdog stand
- house
- locale
- lunch counter
- luncheonette
- lunchroom
- motion pictures
- movie
- movie house
- moving pictures
- nabes
- night club
- oak
- odeum
- opera house
- photoplay
- picture show
- pictures
- pizzeria
- playhouse
- room
- saloon
- sandwich bar
- sandwich shop
- scene
- show
- show hall
- silver screen
- site
- soda fountain
- theatre
- watering hole
Définition of drive-in
Origin :- in reference to of restaurants, banks, etc., 1929; from drive (v.) + in. Of movie theaters by 1933 (the year the first one opened, in Camden, N.J.).
- As in restaurant : noun business establishment serving food and drink
- As in theater/theatre : noun stage, building for performance
- As in snack bar : noun place for buying snacks
- As in theater : noun stage
- As in cinema : noun movie industry; movie arena
- On the drive-in, Adine stopped the car while Davy invoiced his available cash at sixty-five dollars.
- Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
- And this drive-in grocery that I was talking about, if you remember there—I think I had seen her there.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- As soon as growth of business permits, a shop should have a drive-in, so that the customer may bring his car off the street.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- A drive-in is also convenient if a customer leaves his car while his battery is being repaired.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- As soon as possible, however, a shop which is large enough to have a drive-in should be rented or built.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- The guy at the drive-in made a positive identification; it's the one he sold Fleming.
- Extract from : « Murder in the Gunroom » by Henry Beam Piper
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