glove compartment

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glove compartment (plural glove compartments)

  1. (automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.
    • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 206:
      Such was my enthusiasm to get there, I probably went faster than was prudent over such a dodgy road, but by the time I arrived the only damage was that the glove compartment had rattled loose.

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