# drive-through

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while they are in their still-running vehicle, especially when the vehicle does not park in a parking space and the goods received are not consumed until the vehicle vacates the lane.
2. Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service.

## Etymology
Deverbal from drive through.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drive-through