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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When brewing large batches of coffee, the thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm (actually hot) without the need for a hot plate. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025 The straightener styles wet to dry hair with airflow (not a hot plate), cutting drying time in half. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024 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 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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hot plate

noun
: a small portable appliance for heating or cooking

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