drive-through
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drive-through
- /ˈdɹaɪvˌθɹu/ US
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Deverbal from drive through.
adjective drive through · drivethrough · drive-thru · drive thru · drivethru
- Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while they are in their still-running vehicle, especially when the vehicle does not park in a parking space and the goods received are not consumed until the vehicle vacates the lane. I switched banks so that I could use a drive-through branch near my home.
- Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service. The restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions while preventing robberies.
noun drive-throughs · drive through · drivethrough · drive-thru · drive thru · drivethru
- An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service. Since I was pressed for time, I picked up burgers at a drive-through on the way home.
- The window of such an establishment adapted for such purpose. “Please pull forward and pay at the drive-through,” said the attendant upon taking my order.
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adj of an establishment
| Español | con servicarro |
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adj of a feature of such an establishment
| Español | de servicarro |
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noun establishment providing drive-through service
| Español | servicarro, drive in (draiv in) |
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| 한국어 | 드라이브스루 deuraibeuseuru |
| 日本語 | ドライブスルー doraibusurū |
| 中文 | 得來速 /得来速 déláisù |
| Português | drive-thru |
| Français | drive, drive-in, service au volant |
| Deutsch | Drive-in-Restaurant, Drive-Thru |
| Русский | драйв-сру́ drajv-srú, драйв-и́н drajv-ín, автокафе́ avtokafé |
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title = {drive-through},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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