drive-up

[ drahyv-uhp ]

adjective

1. serving or accessible to customers who drive up in their cars:

   a drive-up taco stand; a drive-up window at a bank.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drive-up¹

adj. use of verb phrase drive up

Example Sentences

We drive up to Maine every summer, and I never remember how long it actually takes.

From The Daily Beast

Kelly has a few ideas for how to change the incentives that drive up tuition costs.

From The Daily Beast

One of my favorite Western stores, Big Bend Saddlery, is here too, just a quick drive up the highway.

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There were two cars, so the camera sees one taxi go under the bridge, then it pans and sees another car drive up to the station.

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Why are conservatives doing everything they can to oppose these policies—and to drive up the abortion rate in America?

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New beauties unfolded in the winding drive up over the mountain crests.

From Project Gutenberg

When the council is ended, North Wind departs, to drive up the snow and hail from the corners of the earth.

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She was not, however, prepared to see Jesse Bulrush drive up with a buggy after breakfast and take Crozier away.

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To make the resemblance complete, who should drive up but Uncle William, calling to know if anybody wanted to go to the country.

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The morning came, the chaise was brought, but yet was not allowed To drive up to the door, lest all should say that she was proud.

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