glove compartment

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noun

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

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Also called glove box.

Origin of glove compartment

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby glove compartment

Gloucestershire, glout, glove, glove anesthesia, glove box, glove compartment, glove leather, gloveman, glove puppet, glover, glover's suture

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Keeping a dedicated flashlight in the glove compartment can come in handy, especially if you’re going on an adventure like car camping and need to set up shop after dark.
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The EFPs were hidden in a compartment under an unassuming-looking house.
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Kimberlin, who looks and softly speaks like a miniaturized clone of David Strathairn, could not lay a glove on his tormenter.
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Lydia also gets her vitals checked, arm rubbed with alcohol, and glove-covered hands safely inserting the needle.
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This tribute video may be circulating now but Jeter still has the next couple of months before he hangs up his glove for good.
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“We used to go to the Crimea for two weeks every June,” said the couple sharing our train compartment.
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He stooped over her hand, and slobbered kisses upon her unresponsive glove.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
She had taken off her glove now, and her palm left on his a reminiscence of Peau d'Espagne.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
A special quality of glove made of asbestos cloth, lined with rubber, is supplied for electric light work.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Delancy opened the glove compartment in the instrument board and took out a pair of field glasses.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for glove compartment

glove compartment

noun

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

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