- license plate
- noun Date: circa 1924 a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
license plate
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license plate — license plates N COUNT A license plate is a sign on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its license number. [AM] (in BRIT, use number plate) … English dictionary
license plate — n AmE one of the signs with numbers on it at the front and back of a car British Equivalent: number plate … Dictionary of contemporary English
license plate — license ,plate noun count AMERICAN the group of letters and numbers on the back and sometimes the front of a car, that shows its official number and the state where it was licensed. The British word is number plate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
license plate — ☆ license plate n. a numbered or lettered metal tag displayed on a motor vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has been registered with the state or country and may be driven on public streets and highways … English World dictionary
license plate — noun a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car s registration number • Syn: ↑numberplate • Hypernyms: ↑plate * * * noun, pl ⋯ plates [count] US : a metal plate on a vehicle that shows a series of numbers and letters that… … Useful english dictionary
license plate — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms license plate : singular license plate plural license plates American a number plate … English dictionary
license plate — noun License plate is used before these nouns: ↑number … Collocations dictionary
license plate — plate inscribed with the registration number of a vehicle … English contemporary dictionary
License plate jewels — The term license plate jewel is commonly used to refer to a bolt with an ornamental clear or colored glass or plastic head that fastens a vehicle registration plate to a bracket on the body of a motor vehicle and that also acts as a reflector.… … Wikipedia
license plate frame — A metal or plastic cover which surrounds and protects the outside of a license plate. Some of them feature the name of a car dealership, state or province, while others have a series of lights surrounding it … Dictionary of automotive terms
license plate lamp — See rear license plate lamp … Dictionary of automotive terms
