| 1. | glove compartment. |
| 2. | an enclosed compartment with openings to which long gloves are attached, enabling someone outside the compartment to reach inside and handle its contents without causing or incurring injury or contamination, as in a laboratory or hospital. |
| a compartment in the dashboard of an automobile for storing small items. |
| glove box also glove·box (glŭv'bŏks') n.
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| glove compartment n. A small storage container in the dashboard of an automobile. Also called glove box. |