glove box

glove box

See also: glovebox

English

Noun

glove box (plural glove boxes)

1. (automotive) A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, to store (and sometime 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.

Synonyms

• glove compartment

Translations

glove compartment — see glove compartment

plastic box with rubber gloves fastened around holes

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: hansikaskaappi German: Handschuhbox f, Glove-Box f