name plate

A form of nameplate — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.

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Meanings

nounname plate (plural name plates)

plural name plates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nameplate.

    The 4-6-0s are named after governors of the Gold Coast, and carry a curved metal name plate over the middle splasher.

    1948 November and December, W. S. Darby, “The Gold Coast Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 367
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APA

name plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20plate

MLA

“name plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20plate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name plate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20plate.

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