glove compartment

noun

: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile

Examples of glove compartment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Moore, there’s no time like the present to reset your car’s storage areas, aka your glove compartment and console. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026

Authorities also found a metal marijuana grinder in the passenger-side glove compartment. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 12 June 2026

Cosmetics That tube of lipstick stashed in your glove compartment won’t stand a chance against summer’s heat. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

The vacuum and its attachments — a brush nozzle and a narrow hose nozzle — come in a case compact enough to keep in the glove compartment. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glove compartment

• apartment
• departement
• department

Kids Definition

glove compartment

noun

: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile