Definition of L-plate

1. Noun. A square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner.

Generic synonyms: Plate
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

Definition of L-plate

1. Noun. (British) A plastic square consisting of a large red letter L on a white background, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of L-plate

L-driver
L-estimator
L-fucose permease
L-galactitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase
L-galactonolactone oxidase
L-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate-NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase
L-glycol dehydrogenase
L-gulonolactone oxidase
L-kick
L-lysine oxidase
L-mandelate dehydrogenase
L-methionine gamma-lyase
L-phase variants
L-phenylglycine-AMP ligase
L-plate (current term)
L-plates
L-radiation
L-rhamnose isomerase
L-ribose reductase
L-ribulosephosphate 4-epimerase
L-shaped
L-sorbose-(acceptor) 5-oxidoreductase
L-sorbose-1-phosphate reductase
L-sorbosone dehydrogenase
L-system
L-tartrate decarboxylase
L-tartrate dehydratase
L-tyrosine ammonia-lyase
L-xylulose reductase

Literary usage of L-plate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1894)
"1-16. l plate, JC Moberg: Om en nyupptäckt fauna i block af ... 9-40, l plate, AG Högbom: Om de sk ..."

2. Catalogue of the Hopkins Railway Library by Stanford University Libraries (1895)
"12/3s., l plate. " Beilage rum Organ für die Fortschritte des Eisenbahnwesens, Jahrgang 1892." Volkmar, W. Neuere Versuche der Reichs- Eisenbahnen in ..."

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