English Explanatory Dictionary

glove box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items.
  2. A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.

Word forms

glove box glove boxes glovebox

Etymology

From glove + box.

Synonyms

glove compartment
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