license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number

Examples of license plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators identified the truck through nearby security cameras and license plate readers and found the truck. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 May 2025

Police have asked city officials to approve additional cameras, automatic license plate readers, as well as fencing and gates in areas around downtown to further curb street racing, sideshows, and dangerous vehicles exhibiting lawless behavior. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025

The shooting happened on April 4, 2022, when Schurr stopped a Nissan Altima for improper license plates. —Isabella Volmert, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025

At trial, prosecutors presented various 911 calls, video clips — showing Barnes at the Jackson home — license plate reader pings and bodycam footage. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for license plate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) showing that a license has been gotten and usually bearing a registration number