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

Cops used surveillance video to track the truck, and later discovered that the license plates had been swapped, officials said. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

The cameras, also known as ALPR cameras, are powered by Flock Safety and use artificial intelligence to scan license plates. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Florida license plates have been manufactured at a state prison in North Florida for nearly 100 years before being distributed through county agencies, CBS News Miami reported. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026

The pair were allegedly traveling in a gray Jeep Renegade with the Georgia license plate SLU9322. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 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