license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
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Police tracked down the car by searching license plate reader cameras, and arrested Leggett at an apartment on West Juneau Avenue.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
The two go back and forth when the officer informs him his license plate missing − but as the two look to the bumper of the car, blood drips out of the trunk.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
In another incident, a man tried to remove a license plate reader at one of Boring’s stations, and convention center security also escorted him off the property.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
However, whether license plate recognition can reduce crime has been questioned.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
The two go back and forth when the officer informs him his license plate missing − but as the two look to the bumper of the car, blood drips out of the trunk.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
In another incident, a man tried to remove a license plate reader at one of Boring’s stations, and convention center security also escorted him off the property.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
However, whether license plate recognition can reduce crime has been questioned.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for license plate
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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