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
Prior to being spotted in Portland overnight, Huizar had been driving a 2009 silver Toyota Corolla with the license plate CBZ-745.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Hockey fans can still register their vehicles with the Arizona Coyotes specialty license plate amid the team’s upcoming move to Salt Lake City, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
Officers often pursued drivers for trivial violations like license plate infractions and in dangerous conditions, including poor visibility.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Raw footage shared by KENS showed a view of the RV with an open and crooked license plate, a single shoe lying in the middle of a road, and workers from the City Of San Antonio Animal Care Services taking one of the dogs away from the area.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Cars lined up in droves there, bearing license plates from as far away as California and Michigan.
—Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
Surveillance footage and license plate readers indicated Lewis continued to drive Romero's car to work following Romero’s disappearance, investigators wrote in a probable cause affidavit for Lewis’ arrest.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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
Prior to being spotted in Portland overnight, Huizar had been driving a 2009 silver Toyota Corolla with the license plate CBZ-745.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Hockey fans can still register their vehicles with the Arizona Coyotes specialty license plate amid the team’s upcoming move to Salt Lake City, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
Officers often pursued drivers for trivial violations like license plate infractions and in dangerous conditions, including poor visibility.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Raw footage shared by KENS showed a view of the RV with an open and crooked license plate, a single shoe lying in the middle of a road, and workers from the City Of San Antonio Animal Care Services taking one of the dogs away from the area.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Cars lined up in droves there, bearing license plates from as far away as California and Michigan.
—Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
Surveillance footage and license plate readers indicated Lewis continued to drive Romero's car to work following Romero’s disappearance, investigators wrote in a probable cause affidavit for Lewis’ arrest.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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