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Definition of Glove compartment
1. Noun. Compartment on the dashboard of a car.
Definition of Glove compartment
1. Noun. (automotive) '''1939''' A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glove Compartment
Literary usage of Glove compartment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Banking Fraud: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and edited by James A. Leach (2000)
"Don't leave your credit cards in your car's glove, compartment. An alarmingly
high proportion of all credit card thefts are from car glove compartments. 4. ..."
2. Serving the American Public: Best Practices in Resolving Customer Complaints by Albert Gore, Jr, Al Gore (1997)
"... a tank from the Red River Army Depot, there's a 1-800 number in the "glove
compartment" so you know who to call if you have a problem with the vehicle. ..."
3. I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers by Cris Tovani (2000)
"I could use the cell phone to call someone, but when I reach into the glove
compartment to retrieve it, I realize this plan won't work either. ..."
4. Interstate Transportation of Human Pathogens: Congressional Hearings by Orrin G. Hatch (1999)
"Law enforcement authorities found the bubonic plague samples in the glove
compartment of Harris's car. That is why I believe it is absolutely necessary to ..."
5. Alison and Peter Smithson: From the House of the Future to a House of Today by Dirk van den Heuvel, Max Risselada, Beatriz Colomina (2004)
"... for the appliances would be so closely integrated into the structure, that to
change the refrigerator would he like getting a larger glove compartment ..."
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