Drive-in
Drive-in pharmacy in Witten (2008)
In a drive-in , services are offered without the customer having to leave their car .
The term drive-in is a sham Anglicism . The actual English term is called Drive-through , shortened Drive-thru (from English [to] drive through / thru = "[to] drive through") in contrast to Drive-in (from English [to] drive in = " drive into") "[He] drive in"). Since "through" is unpronounceable for many German native speakers, the term "drive-in" is used in German-speaking countries.
The term drive-in in the USA means a fast-food restaurant in which the customer is served in the parked car, or a drive-in cinema . Today the latter facilities are a rarity.
McDonald’s uses its own trademark McDrive , which is not used in the United States.
variants
- Drive-in restaurant
- Drive-in movie theater ( drive-in )
- Bank car counter , see car counter
- Drive-in pharmacy (often affiliated with American drug stores )
- Drive-in store (store, popular in the US )
- Drive-in DIY stores (made popular in Europe, for example by the Belgian DIY chain Superbois , but now also available in Germany at some Hornbach and Bauhaus branches)
- Drive-in cleanings
- Drive-thru casket viewing (watching bier dead from the car)
- Drive-In-Vote, a voting booth where you can vote from your car
- “Drive-in” SARS-CoV-2 test center
Web links
Commons : Drive-throughs - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Drive In from HORNBACH - Directly to the shelf by car! In: hornbach.de. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Driv-thru at undertakers. In: TAZ . October 21, 2014, accessed October 21, 2014 .
- ↑ To dial to the pool. In: sueddeutsche.de . November 5, 2014, accessed October 13, 2018 .