glove compartment

noun

: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile

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Keep one in your glove compartment for quick touch-ups before guests hop in. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 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 It had been wrapped in a towel from someone at the crime scene and stashed away in a police car glove compartment for days, rather than properly stored as evidence. — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glove compartment

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

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