Jeep™
noun /dʒiːp/
/dʒiːp/
- a small strong vehicle used, especially by the army, for driving over rough groundTopics War and conflictc1, Transport by car or lorryc1
enlarge imageWord OriginSecond World War (originally US): from the initials GP, standing for general purpose, influenced by ‘Eugene the Jeep’, a creature of great resourcefulness and power represented in the Popeye comic strip.
