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

The mailbox was a drive-up collection box at a post office in Phoenix, which leans Democratic in what is now a purple battleground state.

From Salon

“Restricting eligible items to those approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will quickly drive-up food costs and strangle the program with needless red tape with no meaningful public health outcome to show in return,” the letter said.

From Salon

“Restricting eligible items to those approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will quickly drive-up food costs and strangle the program with needless red tape with no meaningful public health outcome to show in return,” the National Grocers Association wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders.

From Salon

Lines were long Sunday at a Target Store drive-up in Omaha as residents stocked up on milk, bread and booze ahead of the storm.

From Seattle Times

Prebooking parking at the airport does not reserve a spot but rather allows travelers to prepay for a spot and often get a savings deal compared with the drive-up price.

From Seattle Times