Jeep

American  

[jeep] / dʒip /

Trademark.

1. a small, rugged military motor vehicle having four-wheel drive and a ¼-ton capacity: widely used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.

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noun

1. (lowercase) a similar vehicle used by civilians.

verb (used without object)

1. (lowercase) to ride or travel in a jeep.

Jeep British  

/ dʒiːp /

noun

1. a small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive

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Etymology

Origin of Jeep

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; alteration of G.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip “Popeye” by E. C. Segar

Example Sentences

But when he saw the winds fanning the flames in the Palisades from NBC’s bureau at Universal Studios, he fished out a yellow Nomex fire jacket and hopped in a three-ton white Jeep with his camera crew.

From Los Angeles Times

In San Diego, a man and his young daughter were caught in their blue Jeep by fast-moving water and had to be rescued.

From Los Angeles Times

A San Diego Police Department spokesman said a father and his young daughter were caught in their blue Jeep by deep, fast-moving water and rescued without incident by San Diego Fire-Rescue emergency crews.

From Los Angeles Times

David Kelleher, who runs a Dodge and Jeep dealership in Glen Mills, Pa., 27 miles west of Philadelphia, said many American families can’t comfortably take on a new-car payment these days.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Jeep, where sales plummeted during the pandemic in part because of high pricing, lowering prices by thousands of dollars on many vehicles is allowing it to target a wider range of customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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