registration plate

noun

1. Also called: license plate.  licence plate.  numberplate. a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number

Example Sentences

A state trooper pulled over the suspect's car on Terminal Drive after receiving a registration plate reader alert, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a news conference.

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People in China also normally pay thousands for their vehicle registration plate - sometimes more than the cost of the car itself - as part of government efforts to limit congestion and pollution.

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"They've got the merchandise, the T-shirts, the bike with the correct registration plate - it makes us want to do an even better job," he says.

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The flamingos were rescued close to the Algerian border on Sunday, having been "loaded onto a lorry bearing a Tunisian registration plate", officials said in a statement.

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Detectives believe Mr Nicol drove to the street, near Wiliamston Primary School, in his black Ford Mondeo with the registration plate GN02 GRN at about midnight.

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