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T-plate

T-plate noun: a square, white sign featuring a green letter "T" attached to a rental or visitor's car; used to alert locals and other drivers that the person behind the wheel is unfamiliar with the area's roads, signaling them to give the driver extra space and patience.

Noun

T-plate (plural T-plates)

  1. A square, white sign featuring a green letter "T" attached to a rental or visitor's car; used to alert locals and other drivers that the person behind the wheel is unfamiliar with the area's roads, signaling them to give the driver extra space and patience.

Forms of T-plate

pluralT-plates

Origin of T-plate

Blend of T + plate; T stands for tourist; emerged in Scotland in the mid-2020s for the Scottish Highlands before being adapted in other countries.

Questions about T-plate

What does T-plate mean?
T-plate means a square, white sign featuring a green letter "T" attached to a rental or visitor's car; used to alert locals and other drivers that the person behind the wheel is unfamiliar with the area's roads, signaling them to give the driver extra space and patience.
What part of speech is T-plate?
T-plate is a noun.
What is the plural of T-plate?
The plural of T-plate is T-plates.

Words near T-plate in the dictionary

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  2. T-nut
  3. T-nuts
  4. T-piece
  5. T-pieces
  6. T-plate
  7. T-plates
  8. T-Pop
  9. T-pose
  10. T-posed
  11. T-poses

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