drive-through

• drive through
• drive-thru (US)

drive-through (not comparable)

1. Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while still in their still-running vehicle.

   I switched banks so that I could use a drive-through branch near my home.

2. Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service.

   The restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions while preventing robberies.

• ski-through

drive-through (plural drive-throughs)

1. An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service.

   Since I was pressed for time, I picked up burgers at a drive-through on the way home.

2. The window of such an establishment adapted for such purpose.

   “Please pull forward and pay at the drive-through,” said the attendant upon taking my order.

• ski-through

• curb service
• drive-by
• drive-in