hot plate

noun

1
: a heated iron plate for cooking
2
: a simple portable appliance for heating or for cooking in limited spaces

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Volunteers offered bottled water and a hot plate of food to anyone who passed through. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Laughed at hunger, at the mustard-and-lettuce sandwiches, at the conniving to pry snacks out of vending machines with coat hangers, at the low- stakes boosting of hot plates of food at the K&W Cafeteria. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The one table has a smoke pit, multi-level barbeque grill, oven, smokeless firepit and teppanyaki hot plate. Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies. Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot plate 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hot plate was in 1803

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“Hot plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20plate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

hot plate

noun
: a small portable appliance for heating or cooking

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