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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The kitchen is shaped like a narrow hallway, with a few hot plates, mini fridges, and the world’s smallest kitchen sink.
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Social services departments might provide them food stamps to buy groceries, but hotel residents usually don’t have kitchens and are often not allowed to have appliances like hot plates.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025
Customers order at a kiosk at a counter and then cook their own food on a small hot plate at their table.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
This dedicated vinyl-flattening machine features two 12-inch sized hot plates that heat and press any precious-but-warped long players back into shape.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Social services departments might provide them food stamps to buy groceries, but hotel residents usually don’t have kitchens and are often not allowed to have appliances like hot plates.
—Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025
Customers order at a kiosk at a counter and then cook their own food on a small hot plate at their table.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
This dedicated vinyl-flattening machine features two 12-inch sized hot plates that heat and press any precious-but-warped long players back into shape.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hot plate
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“Hot plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20plate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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