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P-plate

P-plate noun: a plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.

Noun

P-plate (plural P-plates)

  1. (Australia, UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.
  2. (UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large green letter P - optional not mandatory - placed on a vehicle, probably to indicate that the driver has recently passed his or her driving test.

Forms of P-plate

pluralP-plates

Words formed from P-plate

Questions about P-plate

What does P-plate mean?
P-plate means a plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.
What part of speech is P-plate?
P-plate is a noun.
What is the plural of P-plate?
The plural of P-plate is P-plates.

Words near P-plate in the dictionary

  1. p-n junction
  2. p-n junctions
  3. p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinol
  4. p-nitrobenzeneazoresorcinol
  5. p-p cycle
  6. P-plate
  7. P-plater
  8. P-platers
  9. P-plates
  10. P-pop
  11. P-shaped

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