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L-plate
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English
Newly licensed driver plate
right|180px|thumb|A British, Irish, Indian, Malaysian or Singaporean L-plate
Noun
A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.
en by extension informal The condition of being a novice or learner.
en 2005 Kathy Lette A Stitch in Time 17 He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
Derived terms
en L-plater
en on one's L's
Translations
sticker
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn L牌 L pái
See also
en P-plate
Anagrams
en aellpt laplet pallet platel