drive-in
(Philippines) motel; motor inn.
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My brother used to do this outside a drive-in to get the audio for the movie - 1982 ish
My first Star Wars memory was when The Phantom Menace came out and we watched it at the drive-in theater. I was 7 and thought it was the coolest thing. I was obsessed after that.
Did you ever go to a drive-in theater? ultimateclassicrock.com/drive-in-mar...
A shed was damaged in Monday's blaze, but the drive-in is expected to open at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The drive-in. My parents took us. I had no idea what movie we were going to see and had never even heard of Star Wars. Thought it was the greatest movie I had ever seen (I was 12).
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(Philippines) motel; motor inn.
drive-in church; drive-in funeral parlor
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(US, of an establishment) Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles and partake while parked.
drive-in church; drive-in funeral parlor
“A shed was damaged in Monday's blaze, but the drive-in is expected to open at 1 p.m. Tuesday.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The drive-in. My parents took us. I had no idea what movie we were going to see and had never even heard of Star Wars. Thought it was the greatest movie I had ever seen (I was 12).”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#NowPlaying At The Drive-In - In•ter a•li•a This is 9 years old today, so seemed a good excuse to give it a spin!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cloud and Drive-In, Outside Edgefield SC, August 8, 2012 #blackandwhitephotography”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wellfleet Drive-In cameo in that TONY trailer is enough to make me want to see it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(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.
“My brother used to do this outside a drive-in to get the audio for the movie - 1982 ish”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My first Star Wars memory was when The Phantom Menace came out and we watched it at the drive-in theater. I was 7 and thought it was the coolest thing. I was obsessed after that.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Did you ever go to a drive-in theater? ultimateclassicrock.com/drive-in-mar...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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