glove compartment

noun

a compartment in the dashboard of an automobile for storing small items.

glove compartment

noun

a small compartment in a car dashboard for the storage of miscellaneous articles

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glove compartment¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass.

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Dad rummaged in the glove compartment and found a wad of napkins.

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The body camera footage shows an exchange that became more tense when Ms. Heard let the officers know that she had a gun locked in her glove compartment.

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On the body camera video released from the July 23 traffic stop, tensions are heightened briefly when the driver tells police she has a gun locked in her car’s glove compartment.

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“Now, should you be driving around with a gun in your glove compartment or whatever?”

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