glove box

American  

noun

1. glove compartment.

2. an enclosed compartment with openings to which long gloves are attached, enabling someone outside the compartment to reach inside and handle its contents without causing or incurring injury or contamination, as in a laboratory or hospital.

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glove box British  

noun

1. a closed box in which toxic or radioactive substances can be handled by an operator who places his hands through protective gloves sealed to the box

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Etymology

Origin of glove box

1855–60 for earlier sense

Example Sentences

He had kept some papers in the glove box of the truck, but of course the thieves had taken those, and they were gone now.

From Slate

Good’s wife describes her as being “made of sunshine” and standing up for her immigrant neighbors when she was shot, with her dog in the back seat and her glove box full of stuffed animals for her 6-year-old son.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities say his own video showed the glove box of his car opened.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities said when they later searched the car, they found a barbecue lighter inside the glove box.

From Los Angeles Times

She hates bathing, wears her dead mother’s clothes and keeps a decaying mouse in her glove box.

From Los Angeles Times