"that may be used or experiences while driving a car," 1949 (in an advertisement for the Beer Vault Drive-Thru in Ann Arbor, Michigan), from the verbal phrase; see drive (v.) + through (adv.).
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drive-in
drivel
driven
driver
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driveway
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drizzle
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