license plate
noun
a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
license plates
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pluralof license plate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Last year, the Providence, R.I., police chief credited Flock’s cameras with helping track down the Brown University shooting suspect, who had changed license plates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Civil Guard said the stolen car, which had false license plates, matched the vehicle described by witnesses.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Cars whose license plates ended in even numbers could buy gas on even-numbered days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Still more people have been surveilled and captured in DHS databases, with federal agents in some cases holding cellphones inches from their faces to scan their features, or else taking pictures of their license plates.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
When the rangers pulled off the tarp, they found an old yellow Datsun without license plates.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
