hot plate
nounDefinition of hot plate
1
: a heated iron plate for cooking
2
: a simple portable appliance for heating or for cooking in limited spaces
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There was no real bathroom and no kitchen, and for the next thirteen years Celmins took showers at a friend’s apartment and cooked on an electric hot plate—the one in her painting. — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, "Vija Celmins’s Surface Matters," 26 Aug. 2019 It’s taught in a science-classroom-type set-up, with six work stations equipped with induction cookers and hot plates, along with a stove and some ovens. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "What’s cooking at summer camp? A new generation of foodies," 13 Aug. 2019 Some braved the dropping temperatures, cooking on hot plates and warming parts of their homes with space heaters. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Family of Lawrence teen killed in Merrimack Valley gas explosions will work for safe environment," 10 July 2019 The New Fawz Hotel was a bustling institution in this small Sri Lankan town, beckoning diners with its huge red neon sign and hot plates of chicken and rice available day and night. — Washington Post, "After Sri Lanka attacks, Muslims face boycotts and violence," 8 July 2019 The buffet offers more than 20 hot plates of food from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan — including whole lamb, lentil soup, tabbouleh and baba ghanoush. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Ramen and Mediterranean restaurants are spicing things up at Mid City Mall," 26 June 2019 Dream picked up a tall can of Heineken that was resting on a hot plate. — Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, "Lost at Sea," 10 June 2019 Keeping cool next to a hot plate The down side is that the ultra cold atoms usually sit inside a large vacuum chamber, isolated from everything. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Single atoms sit still on a hot plate, may yield new quantum tech," 10 Sep. 2018 Some died of hypothermia, burned to death while huddling near a hot plate for warmth, or were electrocuted by the third rail. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "The Idea That Made America’s Cities Safer," 29 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot plate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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