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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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The complaint said they found a lighter inside the glove compartment of the suspect’s car on Jan. 24.

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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