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What is a Jeep?
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Date: 1940
Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general
purpose), others think that it may have originated in popular
culture because of a character in the Popeye comic strip named
"Eugene the Jeep."
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- 1jeep
Function: noun
: a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch
wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S.
army in World War II; a car suitable for traveling over rough
terrain [syn: landrover]
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- 2jeep
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1942
: to travel by jeep
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- 3Jeep
Function: trademark
: used for a civilian automotive vehicle
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information was compiled from dictionary.com,
m-w.com, and yourdictionary.com.
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