glove compartment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of glove compartment
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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As I opened the glove compartment, our hands slightly brushed each other’s, and there was a moment of excitement.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
The complaint said they found a lighter inside the glove compartment of the suspect’s car on Jan. 24.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
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.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023
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.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
We get up and walk down the hill to our cars, and when she takes off, I open a notebook and grab a pen from my glove compartment.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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