glove box
noun
2
: a sealed protectively lined compartment having holes to which are attached gloves for use in handling especially dangerous materials inside the compartment
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The following week, the same inspector reported that a glove box containing radioactive material had cracked, prompting an evacuation of personnel.
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Deputies determined that before the shooting, the toddler and his 7-year-old brother were inside a truck when the older child found a firearm in the glove box.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
And there were women who worked in that plant at the time in the glove box operation, and within a few months, the FBI had shuttered that facility.
—Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
There are also two cup holders between the seats and a deep storage shelf, which acts as a glove box.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Deputies determined that before the shooting, the toddler and his 7-year-old brother were inside a truck when the older child found a firearm in the glove box.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
And there were women who worked in that plant at the time in the glove box operation, and within a few months, the FBI had shuttered that facility.
—Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
There are also two cup holders between the seats and a deep storage shelf, which acts as a glove box.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for glove box
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“Glove box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove%20box. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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