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plate

noun as in dish or meal served

noun as in sheet, panel

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He said the father had lived there for five or six years but then left the home, later visiting in a car with French number plates.

From BBC

An automatic license plate reader helped San Bernardino County and Cal Fire investigators link Halstenberg’s pickup truck to a location near the start of the Line fire.

A social worker told the court that men in up to 10 cars a night were seen arriving at the children's home and vehicle registration plates were passed to police weekly.

From BBC

The upper layers of the Earth in the vast Pacific region are split into sections - tectonic plates - which are all moving relative to one another.

From BBC

Ben Rortvedt has provided a steady presence behind the plate for the pitching staff, improved defense on balls in the dirt, and subtly useful offense.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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