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Noun: license plate  lI-sun(t)s pleyt
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: numberplate)
  1. A plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number
    "He memorized the license plate of the suspicious vehicle";
    - numberplate [Brit], registration plate [Brit]

Derived forms: license plates

Type of: plate

Encyclopedia: License plate