glove compartment

noun

: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile

Examples of glove compartment in a Sentence

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No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The lottery player put it in his glove compartment and forgot about it. Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025 Eliseo, a carpet installer in Northern California, keeps one in his wallet and another in his truck’s glove compartment. Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 Baldwin likes to say that Michaels keeps a tuxedo in his glove compartment. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 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 4 May. 2025.

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glove compartment

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