# glove box

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From glove + box.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glove-box