drive-thru

British  

noun

1. 1. a takeaway restaurant, bank, etc designed so that customers can use it without leaving their cars

   2. ( as modifier )

      a drive-thru restaurant

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Example Sentences

But the pièce de résistance is Cousins, his brother and friends in the drive-thru line of a fast food joint joyfully singing Cher’s “Believe” after a win — the antithesis of the sad Zac Efron meme — complete with harmonies.

From Los Angeles Times

The expectation, Pouncy said, was to get three or four drinks out within a minute, often with adjustments like extra shots of espresso, flavored syrups, sauces, powders, and drizzles, which take more time: “It was like, drinks coming in through the mobile orders, coming in through the café, and drinks coming through the drive-thru. That’s three different channels for one to two people. And it’s not feasible—none of it has ever made any sense, even to this day.”

From Slate

“They should have a great seat for any occasion, and they should provide customers access to a high-quality Mobile Order and Pay experience and a drive-thru where possible.”

From Slate

“More times than not, we’d have to deal with a huge influx of customers coming in through the drive-thru and in through the door. There would be huge amounts of orders coming in, and people not picking them up.”

From Slate

She worked at a Jack in the Box drive-thru when she first got here.

From Los Angeles Times