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registration plate

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He added that the removal of a registration plate suggested that people were aware of the cameras in place.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

At first Mr Naeem thought it was a joke, until he noticed the registration plate was missing and there was damage to the front of the car.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

"That gave us another registration plate and that registration plate took us to Sheffield."

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

The fatal collision in the heart of Washington DC unfolded as uniformed officers pulled the car over for an expired registration plate.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

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