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

Santonio Wilcher, 37, of Lyons, faces two counts of misuse of a license plate reader system and a charge of violation of oath of office, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Using license plate recognition cameras, investigators identified a vehicle of interest with out-of-state registration. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Police, however, said investigators used both public and private video, license plate readers and witness accounts to determine how the shooting unfolded, according to the news release. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

There, investigators located a vehicle with the same decal, but the license plate had changed, according to court documents. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 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