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

Each image is automatically anonymized, with potentially identifying information, like faces and license plates, detected and blurred. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Ortiz said residents have been asking for the County Board members to address license plate reader cameras, especially as more reports of officers misusing the technology have come to light. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Parking will remain free for vehicles displaying a valid disabled parking placard or license plate. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

There, a civilian built his own kind of mobile license plate reader, which was setup to only track law enforcement vehicles. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Nov. 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