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Drivein

[drahyv-in]

drive-in

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

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Drivein is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drive in
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