license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number

Examples of license plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Kansas, a Sedgwick police chief used Flock license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles 228 times over four-plus months, The Wichita Eagle reported in 2024. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

The use of the cameras was approved in 2024, and seven Flock license plate readers were placed on the outskirts of the city limits. — Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026

Those who don’t want to wait until then can check if their Bronco is affected on the NHTSA’s dedicated recall website, which allows drivers to look up their vehicle using its license plate or VIN number. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

And that’s a great point, because automated license plate readers of some kind, license plate cameras, that has been around for a while. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for license plate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) showing that a license has been gotten and usually bearing a registration number