toaster oven

noun

: a usually small electrical appliance that can function as an oven or a toaster

Examples of toaster oven in a Sentence

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Some have added air fryers to toaster ovens or microwaves. Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025 Oven-front air fryer: Air fryers with an oven-front operate like convection ovens or toaster ovens. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Bill was, at that moment, standing over a toaster oven at the corner of the bar, examining the slowly warming Pillsbury strudel. Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024 This toaster oven offers you a great deal of versatility and cooking control, but in a far more compact package. Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toaster oven 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toaster oven was in 1961

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“Toaster oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster%20oven. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

toaster oven

noun
: an electrical kitchen appliance that bakes, broils, and toasts and that fits on a countertop

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