Jeep

[ jeep ]

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.

noun

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

verb (used without object)

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

Jeep

/ dʒiːp /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeep¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeep¹

C20: probably from the initials GP, for general purpose ( vehicle )

Example Sentences

Variety reported that Springsteen only agreed to do his first ad — following years of pitches by executives at Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company — this year.

From Washington Post

They thought they’d gotten away with it, until the drill sergeant drove up in a Jeep.

From Washington Post

This new Bronco targets the Jeep Wrangler, duking it out for off-road bragging rights.

From Washington Blade

The Bronco is a midsize, body-on-frame SUV similar in size to rivals like the four-door Jeep Wrangler and the Toyota 4Runner.

From Outside Online

There, Tesla’s biggest buyer of credits has been FCA, maker of Jeep, Fiat, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo.

From Fortune

Tank Battle Jeep Guard Crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.

From The Daily Beast

The Cubans pulled up to the outpost and crammed the survivors into an open-body jeep and a pickup truck.

From The Daily Beast

Jeep steadily gave up a market it had created to rivals, particularly Toyota and Range Rover.

From The Daily Beast

The prototype Land Rover was designed by a Jeep owner and built on a Jeep chassis.

From The Daily Beast

He saw a chain barrier covered with PVC piping that the Jeep had apparently struck and damaged before becoming stuck.

From The Daily Beast

The taxi ground up a gravelled driveway, stopped before an Army jeep at the iron-grilled gateway.

From Project Gutenberg

The jeep took it for an hour in the fading afternoon light and then bucked to a halt.

From Project Gutenberg

They more or less learned to start and steer and stop the jeep.

From Project Gutenberg

He fell, cursed, picked himself up, stumbled on after the growl of the jeep.

From Project Gutenberg

He snaked out from under the jeep and raced through wet brush.

From Project Gutenberg

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