Alternative form of license plate

plural of plate block

(philately) A block of stamps from the edge of the sheet which shows the plate from which the stamps were printed.

A small plate for serving salad.

A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.

(baseball) A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit, or catcher's interference. If the third out of an inning is recorded prior to completion of the batter's turn, no plate appearance is credited to the batter, and he will lead off his team's next turn at bat.

Made from plate glass

A rectangular piece of metal with one or more holes into which a pin or tenon (of a lock or other mechanism) fits / A plastic plate with a protruding lip used by young children who drop food when eating

(US, slang) A large serving of mixed fast foods, such as hamburger patties, fries, macaroni salad, etc.

A vehicle registration oval, containing the letters "CD" (for corps diplomatique), indicating that the owner is a foreign embassy and is immune from prosecution