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Meaning of L-plate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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. The condition of being a novice or learner.
    broadly, informal

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

L-plater L-pop L-rd L-shaped curve L-shaped recession L-spine

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