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.

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Meanings

nounL-plate (plural L-plates)

plural L-plates

  1. 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.
  2. broadlyinformalThe condition of being a novice or learner.

    He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.

    2005, Kathy Lette, A Stitch in Time, page 17

Translations

Chinese Mandarin L牌
  • L牌 (L pái)sticker
Cite this entry
APA

L-plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-plate

MLA

“L-plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-plate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “L-plate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-plate.

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