glove box

noun

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: a sealed protectively lined compartment having holes to which are attached gloves for use in handling especially dangerous materials inside the compartment

Examples of glove box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There were glove boxes for food handlers on the bulkhead next to the ice machines that could be used instead. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 16 May 2024 Hide valuables out of sight, such as in the glove box or trunk. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for glove box 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glove box was in 1946

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“Glove box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove%20box. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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