| 1. | a motion-picture theater, refreshment stand, bank, or other public facility designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such an establishment: Drive-in business far exceeded walk-in business. |

| drive-in (drīv'ĭn') 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. |