glove compartment

noun

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

glove compartment

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glove compartment¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

As I opened the glove compartment, our hands slightly brushed each other’s, and there was a moment of excitement.

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The complaint said they found a lighter inside the glove compartment of the suspect’s car on Jan. 24.

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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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