A Jeep is a type of car that can travel over rough ground.
[trademark]
...a U.S. Army Jeep.
Jeep in British English
(dʒiːp)
noun
trademark
a small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive
Word origin
C20: probably from the initials GP, for general purpose (vehicle)
jeep in American English
(dʒip)
US
noun
1.
a small, rugged automotive vehicle with a 1⁄4-ton capacity and a four-wheel drive, used by U.S. armed forces in WWII
[J-] trademark
2.
a similar vehicle for civilian use
Word origin
orig. military slang, after a creature (Eugene the Jeep) with extraordinary powers, in comic strip by E. C. Segar (1894-1938): later assoc.with G.P., abbrev. for General Purpose Car
Examples of 'Jeep' in a sentence
Jeep
The jeep let him off at the front entrance of a low, angular concrete structure with windows of black, reflective glass.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994)
The next day they persuaded me and we pulled up in a Jeep to find a tiger about six feet away.
The Sun (2007)
He also missed seeing thunder and lightning, followed by a snow storm that quickly covered the mountain to add one more obstacle for the Jeep to overcome.
The Sun (2013)
We pulled up to a stop sign, and three guys jumped out of the Jeep and onto the bus, screaming and yelling.
Christianity Today (2000)
Then an unknown Samaritan helped him over a log bridge across a creek, and onto a Jeep ambulance.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
In other languages
Jeep
British English: Jeep NOUN
A Jeep is a type of car that can travel over rough ground.