glove compartment

glove compartment (plural glove compartments)

1. (automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.
   • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 206:

     Such was my enthusiasm to get there, I probably went faster than was prudent over such a dodgy road, but by the time I arrived the only damage was that the glove compartment had rattled loose.

• glove box
• glovey (slang)
• jockey box (Northwestern US)