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

Records show the city of Pembroke Pines has spent over $300,000 on more than 60 automatic license plate reader cameras. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

The thieves, Argyriou said, apparently had removed the license plate from the trailer to prevent Flock license plate-reading cameras from tracking it. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Automatic license plate readers have been used for years by law enforcement, says John Shjarback, an associate professor in the Department of Law and Justice Studies at Rowan University. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 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