glove box

Car storage cubby

A glove box is the small enclosed compartment in a car's dashboard, typically in front of the passenger seat, used for storing documents, maps, or small items: The registration is in the glove box.

Originally designed to hold driving gloves.

In scientific contexts, a glove box is a sealed container with built-in gloves allowing manipulation of materials in a controlled atmosphere.

vehicle

compartment

Enclosed subdivision of space

owner's manual · registration · flashlight · documents · cubby · cubbyhole · latch · lid · organizer · sunglasses

laboratory

argon

Unreactive element eighteen

oxygen-free · hermetic seal · cleanroom · outgassing · vacuum gauge · leak detection · decontamination · controlled environment · anaerobic · humidity control

Categories
Opposites
vehicle storage location

glove boxtrunk

Main stem or storage

boot · cargo area · bed · frunk · center console

laboratory environment control

glove boxfume hood

Ventilated enclosure for toxic vapors

laminar flow hood

Family

glovebox

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G