glove compartment
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glove compartment
First recorded in 1935–40
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.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
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
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.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
She asked the driver to open the boot, looked inside the glove compartment, and then extended her hand for Kainene’s handbag.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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