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Cole kept his right arm pinned to his side and kept rifling through several papers from the glove compartment using only his left hand, according to court records.
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Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Moore was arrested on several traffic warrants, and officers later found the gun in a locked box in the glove compartment, Humphreys said.
—Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
Blue surgical-type gloves were in the glove compartment in his car.
—Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2022
The solution to forgetting to apply perfume before mom runs out the door is to stock up on minis and keep them everywhere — bathroom, purse, dresser, glove compartment — for an emergency spritz.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 6 Dec. 2022
As the driver opened the car’s glove compartment to get her insurance card, the officer saw a gun.
—cleveland, 11 Oct. 2022
Toss one in your lunchbox, purse, desk or glove compartment and enjoy whole grain oats on the go.
—Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
In the car’s glove compartment, Charlie finds a thumb drive and a cell phone that have information (in Greek) about Steve’s crimes.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
With 5 years of safe water in the palm of your hand, no backpack, basement, or glove compartment should be without one. Alicia Adams Alpaca Globetrotter Travel Set ($485) Long-haul trips and unfamiliar hotel beds can make travel discombobulating.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2022
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Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Moore was arrested on several traffic warrants, and officers later found the gun in a locked box in the glove compartment, Humphreys said.
—Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
Blue surgical-type gloves were in the glove compartment in his car.
—Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2022
The solution to forgetting to apply perfume before mom runs out the door is to stock up on minis and keep them everywhere — bathroom, purse, dresser, glove compartment — for an emergency spritz.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 6 Dec. 2022
As the driver opened the car’s glove compartment to get her insurance card, the officer saw a gun.
—cleveland, 11 Oct. 2022
Toss one in your lunchbox, purse, desk or glove compartment and enjoy whole grain oats on the go.
—Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
In the car’s glove compartment, Charlie finds a thumb drive and a cell phone that have information (in Greek) about Steve’s crimes.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
With 5 years of safe water in the palm of your hand, no backpack, basement, or glove compartment should be without one. Alicia Adams Alpaca Globetrotter Travel Set ($485) Long-haul trips and unfamiliar hotel beds can make travel discombobulating.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined above
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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 23 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
glove compartment
noun
: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile
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