Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
alt. An identifying tag, usually of metal, bearing a unique sequence of letters, numbers, or both, and placed at the back and, sometimes, also at the front of a motor vehicle. n. An identifying tag, usually of metal, bearing a unique sequence of letters, numbers, or both, and placed at the back and, sometimes, also at the front of a motor vehicle.
WordNet
n. a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number [syn: numberplate]
Usage examples of "license plate".
By now they know I left the base, and they have a record of the van's license plate.
He copied it down, accessed the motor vehicle department and got her license plate number and description of the car.
Getting shot over a damn license plate was not on my agenda, you understand.
Yet Hanger only cited him for no license plate, no insurance, and possession of a concealed weapon.
Pike was driving a maroon Ford Taurus with an Oregon license plate.
I'd need to check around the building outside first, see if any of the group had any cars parked nearby, to be able to give Murphy the license plate numbers.
He took his keys out and unlocked the passenger-side door on a new Porsche, painted candy-apple red with a license plate that read HEVNER 2.
The sedan had a doctor's emblem beside the front license plate, the staff of Hippocrates and the serpents twisted around it.
However, by shining a flashlight from his car through the windows, he made out the shape of a car inside and illuminated the license plate.