drive-through
noun
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An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service.
Example: 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.
Example: “Please pull forward and pay at the drive-through,” said the attendant upon taking my order.
adjective
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Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while still in their still-running vehicle.
Example: 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.
Example: The restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions while preventing robberies.