glove box

== English == === Alternative forms === glovebox === Etymology === From glove +‎ box. === Noun === glove box (plural glove boxes) (automotive) A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== glove compartment ==== Translations ====