A number plate may be:
- a vehicle registration plate
- a plate attached to a locomotive indicating their number, particularly in the UK and Australia, which are often collected as memorabilia.
- a plate attached to the front or sides of racing vehicle denoting the ranking level of the racer at the end of the previous racing season
Famous quotes containing the words number and/or plate:
“As Jerome expanded, its chances for the title, “the toughest little town in the West,” increased and when it was incorporated in 1899 the citizens were able to support the claim by pointing to the number of thick stone shutters on the fronts of all saloons, gambling halls, and other places of business for protection against gunfire.”
—Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“I sometimes have the sense that I live my life as a writer with my nose pressed against the wide, shiny plate glass window of the “mainstream” culture. The world seems full of straight, large-circulation, slick periodicals which wouldn’t think of reviewing my book and bookstores which will never order it.”
—Jan Clausen (b. 1943)