license plate

noun

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

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The Arrowhead Union High School District's board has considered installing automatic license plate reader cameras at the Waukesha County school. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025 An official from Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau also noted that cell phone data and license plate tracking showed that Herchen never took Ku to the train station, contradicting his statements. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 20 July 2025 According to court records, Ferreira Borges led the officers on a lengthy foot chase before getting into his vehicle, which allegedly had a license plate registered to another vehicle. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025 His back license plate is clearly visible during the first stop and then difficult to read and obscured by dust when he is pulled over a few hours later on that same day. Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for license plate

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of license plate was circa 1924

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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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license plate

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

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