hot plate

noun

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

Examples of hot plate in a Sentence

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The dish is served on a sizzling hot plate and includes beef and rice topped with a pepper paste and cracked black pepper. Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 Cody Peeler, standing behind a rice cooker and hot plate and next to trays of condiments, worried the aroma would offend the cafe’s clientele. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026 Inside, Falcón delivered hot plates of food to Chester Barber and his daughter Alma. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Residents can buy strawberries, donut peaches, toffee, traditional conchas, soaps, a hot plate of Thai food, kettle corn, jewelry and half-pound cookies. Haley Lillibridge, Mercury News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot plate

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot plate was in 1803

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hot plate

noun
: a small portable appliance for heating or cooking

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