meatloaf
noun
a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as breadcrumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape of a loaf and baked.
meat loaf
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a variation of
meatloaf.
Example Sentences
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Or, as the writer John Updike once confessed, “I don’t like meat to look like animals. I prefer it in the form of sausages, hamburgers and meat loaf, far removed from the living thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Packages of Tyson food beef meat loaf are reflected in a mirror as they sit on a refrigerator for sale at a grocery store in Encinitas, California May 29, 2014.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2022
They'll take care of business, as is the case with this "meat" loaf.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2022
They ditched the clam chowder and the hot plate specials such as meat loaf and pork chops.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021
I yanked the refrigerator door open and took out a foil-wrapped slice of meat loaf and ran back out to the yard.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
