license-plate number

  • 1license plate — license plates N COUNT A license plate is a sign on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its license number. [AM] (in BRIT, use number plate) …

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  • 2license plate — license ,plate noun count AMERICAN the group of letters and numbers on the back and sometimes the front of a car, that shows its official number and the state where it was licensed. The British word is number plate …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3license plate — n AmE one of the signs with numbers on it at the front and back of a car British Equivalent: number plate …

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  • 4license plate — noun a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car s registration number • Syn: ↑numberplate • Hypernyms: ↑plate * * * noun, pl ⋯ plates [count] US : a metal plate on a vehicle that shows a series of numbers and letters that… …

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  • 5license plate — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms license plate : singular license plate plural license plates American a number plate …

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  • 6license plate — noun License plate is used before these nouns: ↑number …

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  • 7U.S. license plate designs and serial formats — Generally in the United States, the appearance of license plates are frequently chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction. Formats for license plate numbers, which are usually alphanumeric, are… …

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  • 8license plate — plate inscribed with the registration number of a vehicle …

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  • 9license plate — A metal or plastic plate upon which the license or registration number of an automobile or motor truck appears, the requirement being that such plate shall be attached to the automobile in such manner and at such a place that the number be… …

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  • 10license plate — noun Date: circa 1924 a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number …

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