drive thru

A form of drive-through — 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.

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Meanings

adjectivedrive thru (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of drive-through.
noundrive thru (plural drive thrus)

plural drive thrus

  1. alternativeAlternative form of drive-through.
Cite this entry
APA

drive thru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive%20thru

MLA

“drive thru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive%20thru. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drive thru,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive%20thru.

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