numberplate

British

/ ˈnʌmbəˌpleɪt /

noun

Canadian term: licence plate. Usual US term: license plate. a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number

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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

For fans who do not follow the goings-on of the sports via the Internet, Team Yamaha taped the official press release to the front numberplate of Chad�s lonesome Yamaha YZ450F.

From Time Magazine Archive

Swap says that pre-printed numberplate backgrounds like the DX-1 from Factory Effex are perfect for guys like his buddy The Shermanator, because the numbers can't get blasted off by stone spray sandwich.

From Time Magazine Archive

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