registration number

noun

1. a sequence of letters and numbers assigned to a motor vehicle when it is registered, usually indicating the year and place of registration, displayed on numberplates at the front and rear of the vehicle, and by which the vehicle may be identified

Example Sentences

Every prisoner has fastened in his tunic a small metal plate bearing his registration number.

From Project Gutenberg

Did you not get its registration number from the Foundlings' Hospital?

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