glove box
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glove box
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From glove + box.
noun glove boxes · glovebox
- A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items. There's a map in the glovebox.
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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.
Similar: glove compartment
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noun plastic box with rubber gloves fastened around holes
| 中文 | 手套箱 |
|---|---|
| Français | boîte à gants |
| Deutsch | Handschuhbox, Glove-Box |
| Italiano | scatola a guanti |
Talk about this word "glove box." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glove%20box. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glove box. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glove%20box "glove box." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glove%20box.Cite this
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title = {glove box},
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