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 witness took a photo of Routh's car and wrote down all but the last digit of his license plate.
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Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Detective Samuel Gee testified that license plate scanners, which are placed near some traffic lights in West Sacramento, identified the suspect vehicle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The witness, identified in court as Tommy McGee, reported the information, along with a partial license plate number, to law enforcement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Tesla, which had Texas license plates, was registered to David Anthony Burke, the real name of the singer D4vd, as per Rolling Stone.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Detective Samuel Gee testified that license plate scanners, which are placed near some traffic lights in West Sacramento, identified the suspect vehicle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The witness, identified in court as Tommy McGee, reported the information, along with a partial license plate number, to law enforcement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Tesla, which had Texas license plates, was registered to David Anthony Burke, the real name of the singer D4vd, as per Rolling Stone.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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