hotplate
Britishnoun
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an electrically heated plate on a cooker
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a portable device, heated electrically or by spirit lamps, etc, on which food can be kept warm
Example Sentences
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As the eldest shepherdess, Annar kisses the door of one of the ranches, says a prayer and steps inside carrying a hotplate with burning leaves.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023
Using a borrowed gas canister and a hotplate, only the outside of a building was scorched.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
The filthy kitchen had a hotplate and just a few pots and pans.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2020
For example, the animals did not jump or rear away from threats and did not try to escape when suspended by their tails, but responded normally to pain induced by a hotplate.
From Nature • Sep. 15, 2020
With the help of friends I rearranged my small apartment to accommodate a grown-up baby, and warily crept each morning from a mattress to my coffee maker and hotplate on the kitchen floor.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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