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L-PLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does L-plate mean?
• L-PLATE (noun)
The noun L-PLATE has 1 sense:
1. a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
Familiarity information: L-PLATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("L-plate" is a kind of...):
plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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