glove compartment
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glove compartment
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Photos from the scene of her death show kids’ toys spilling out of her glove compartment.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026
But the graying signal caller still had something left in the glove compartment, and if you think I typed that while speaking in a stentorian John Facenda voice, I absolutely did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
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
We got back into the car, and Mom motioned for me to take out the notepad and pencil she always kept in the glove compartment, so I could take notes as she dictated the menu.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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