Definitions for drive-through
drive-through

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1. drive-throughnoun

   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. drive-throughnoun

   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.

3. drive-throughadjective

   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.

4. drive-throughadjective

   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.

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1. Drive-through

   A drive-through or drive-thru (a sensational spelling of the word through), is a type of take-out service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United States in the 1930s, and has since spread to other countries. Hillcrest State Bank, Dallas, Texas, installed the first drive-through banking system in America. It was a George Dahl designed building, constructed in the 1920s, across from SMU. The second recorded use of a bank using a drive-up window teller was the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, Missouri in 1930. The drive-up teller allowed only deposits at that time.Orders are generally placed using a microphone and picked up in person at the window. A drive-through is different from a drive-in in several ways - the cars create a line and move in one direction in drive-throughs, and normally do not park, whereas drive-ins allow cars to park next to each other, the food is generally brought to the window by a server, called a carhop, and the customer can remain in the parked car to eat. However, during peak periods, to keep the queue down and avoid traffic flow problems, drive-throughs occasionally switch to an "order at the window, then park in a designated space" model where the customer will receive their food from an attendant when it is ready to be served. This results in a perceived relationship between the two service models. Drive-throughs have generally replaced drive-ins in popular culture, and are now found in the vast majority of modern American fast-food chains. Sometimes, a store with a drive-through is referred to as a "drive-through", or the term is attached to the service, such as, "drive-through restaurant". or "drive-through bank". Drive-throughs typically have signs over the drive-through lanes to show customers which lanes are open for business. The types of signage used is usually illuminated so the "open" message can be changed to a "closed" message when the lane is not available.

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1. Drive-through

   A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United States in the 1930s but has since spread to other countries. The first recorded use of a bank using a drive up window teller was the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, Missouri in 1930. The drive up teller only allowed deposits at that time period. Orders are generally placed using a microphone and picked up in person at the window. A drive-through is different from a drive-in in several ways— The cars create a line and move in one direction in drive-throughs, and do not park, whereas drive-ins allow cars to park next to each other, the food is generally brought to the window by a server, called a carhop, and the customer can remain in the parked car to eat. Drive-throughs have generally replaced drive-ins in popular culture, and are now found in the vast majority of modern American fast-food chains. Sometimes, a store with a drive-through is referred to as a "drive-through," or the term is attached to the service, such as, "drive-through restaurant," or "drive-through bank." Drive-throughs typically have signs over the drive-through lanes to show customers which lanes are open for business. The types of signage used is usually illuminated so the "open" message can be changed to a "closed" message when the lane is not available.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drive-through in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drive-through in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of drive-through in a Sentence

1. Dan Crenshaw:

   I’m sick of the pendulum swinging this way. It is clear the Democrats are setting this up because they know that they’re going to get blown away in 2022. They absolutely know that. And they want to be able to say that the only reason they lost is because they couldn’t pass these laws that basically mean you can drive through at 3 AM and vote. That’s honestly the kind of things they said.

2. Derrick Flournoy:

   You'd be at a dead end and the app would tell you to keep straight and turn right, i'm in a cul-de-sac, I'm not going to drive through a field.

3. New South:

   It isn’t a time to take a chance and drive through those floodwaters, be aware of your surroundings and where you might be parking your caravan or you may be driving.

4. Joel Weinshanker:

   Years ago, a visit was a drive-through, now were getting them to stay a few days.

5. Roy Cooper:

   I can't stress enough : Never drive through floodwaters. Don't drive around barricades, roads remain dangerous, and new road closings are still happening.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drive-Through
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-Through
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drive-through