How to pronounce “drive-in”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (US, of an establishment) Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles and partake while parked.
• (Philippines) motel; motor inn
• [Noun]
• (US, Canada, Australia) 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.
• (US, Canada) 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.
• (US, Canada) 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.

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