glove compartment

noun

: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile

Examples of glove compartment in a Sentence

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Race radio babbles away from the glove compartment, providing updates in Portuguese and English. Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 After picking the victim up, Diaz Vera allegedly opened the car's glove compartment, revealing a gun, according to an incident report. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026 Customers had complained that there was no glove compartment on R1 vehicles, so the R2 has two of them. Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 One of the ornaments, a necklace, was found in the car’s glove compartment, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glove compartment

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glove compartment was in 1916

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“Glove compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove%20compartment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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glove compartment

noun
: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile
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