numberplate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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To skirt the alternate days regulation, many families buy a used car with a different numberplate.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2018
Six weeks later, the police had failed to make an arrest despite having clear photographs of the assailant and the numberplate.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
He could appear paternalistic – offering £1,000 to employees to give up smoking, or unexpectedly having a new car with a cherished numberplate ready for a high-performing colleague when they arrived at work.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2010
A hair dryer or heat gun is helpful when installing graphics in cold weather or at night, as a nice, soft graphic or numberplate background is more pliable and easier to install.
From Time Magazine Archive
The footage and stories are so classic that you'll be entranced even if you never owned a numberplate in your life.
From Time Magazine Archive
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