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license plate

noun

  1. a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.


license plate

noun

  1. a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)numberplate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of license plate1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

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Federal authorities, the letter said, already have access to the vast trove of information gathered by the LAPD’s license plate readers, body-worn cameras and other surveillance methods.

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Police said Darvish drove from Cathedral City to Coachella Valley, where authorities used automated license plate readers to track his movement.

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles issues an apology over a license plate that says “LOL” in reference to the Oct.

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The neighborhood association in Cheviot Hills — a community of million-dollar homes sandwiched between the 10 Freeway and Century City — raised more than $200,000 to purchase scores of controversial, high-tech cameras that scan license plates.

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Two law enforcement sources, who requested anonymity because they did not have permission to speak publicly about the case, told The Times that investigating deputies used the suspect’s license plate to identify him.

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