glove compartment
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glove compartment
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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
When trying to figure out how the gun he keeps locked in his glove compartment got in his bookbag, Waddell realized he’d taken it out when he took the vehicle in for repairs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
Dad fished around in the glove compartment and passed a small light behind his headrest.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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