hot plate

American  

noun

1. a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.

2. a hot meal, usually consisting of meat, potato, and a vegetable, served all on one plate and usually at a set price at a restaurant or lunch counter.

3. a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot.

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Etymology

Origin of hot plate

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Or the yellow Formica kitchen, with its Pyrex hot plate, wall-mounted radio, original Eames barstools and drop-leaf dining table still intact — all charming throwbacks to a simpler time.

From Los Angeles Times

Her period details are spot on, candy for those of us who were children during the Carter presidency: hot plates, instant coffee, accordion files, “Smokey and the Bandit.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their modest living room contains little more than a hot plate on a folding table, a mini-fridge, a single chair and an IV bag stand.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s how it works: That warmer western Pacific acts like a hot plate under the atmosphere, creating rising air that sends waves rippling eastward, like dropping a stone in a pond.

From Los Angeles Times

One day, by the hot plates, he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.

From BBC