registration number

noun

British
: the numbers and letters on a vehicle's license plate

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That registration number corresponds to a 24-foot Pro Line boat reported stolen from the Florida Keys on Wednesday, according to a police report. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026 Images circulating in Cuban media showed the same Florida registration number tied to his boat, according to the report. Sergio Candido, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Cuban authorities shared the boat’s registration number was FL7726SH. Michael Loria, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026 The government provided the boat’s registration number, but The Associated Press was unable to readily verify details of the boat because boat registrations are not public in the state of Florida. Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 The registration number given by Cuban authorities, FL7726SH, matched a 24-foot power boat that was manufactured in 1981, according to maritime database records. Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026 The government provided the boat’s registration number, but the Associated Press was unable to readily verify details of the boat because boat registrations are not public in the state of Florida. Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 She was given a registration number and was approved. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026 Printed on one of the sheets was his A-number, short for alien registration number—a unique numerical code assigned to non-citizen immigrants, including undocumented border crossers and green-card holders. Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

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