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Trademark . 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 (lowercase ) a similar vehicle used by civilians.
verb (used without object) (lowercase ) to ride or travel in a jeep.
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
Words nearby Jeep Jedda, jedding ax, Jedi, jee, jeelie, Jeep , jeep carrier, jeepers, jeepney, Jeeps, jeer
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Example sentences from the Web for Jeep Jeep steadily gave up a market it had created to rivals, particularly Toyota and Range Rover.
Nationalism on Four Wheels | Clive Irving| October 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
By the time Fiat took over Chrysler in 2009 Jeep was a seriously neglected asset.
Nationalism on Four Wheels | Clive Irving| October 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The prototype Land Rover was designed by a Jeep owner and built on a Jeep chassis.
Nationalism on Four Wheels | Clive Irving| October 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He saw a chain barrier covered with PVC piping that the Jeep had apparently struck and damaged before becoming stuck.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’ | Michael Daly| September 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Take my former boss, Mitt Romney, and the flap over a Jeep plant in Ohio.
When Campaign Spin Becomes Fact | Stuart Stevens| March 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He started the jeep , then shifted into his own four-wheel drive.
The Golden Skull | John Blaine
It was a temptation to hurry, but they suppressed it and sauntered to the jeep .
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
The only thing was that there were two men in the jeep , and one of them was at the machine gun.
Four-Day Planet | Henry Beam Piper
Rick drove a half mile up the road to where he had a good view of several hundred yards and stopped the jeep .
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
Rick remembered the crazed, distorted face of Nangolat rushing for the jeep with spear extended.
The Golden Skull | John Blaine
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British Dictionary definitions for Jeep noun trademark a small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive
Word Origin for Jeep C20: probably from the initials GP, for general purpose (vehicle )
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