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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The investigation Police obtained residential security videos and one showed a pickup truck where most of the license plate characters were visible.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
The cameras are designed to take a photo of the cars passing by, and capture the state and number on the license plate as well as the color, make and model of the car.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
The cameras are designed to take a photo of the cars passing by, and capture the state and number on the license plate as well as the color, make and model of the car.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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