jeep
/dʒiːp
/noun trademark
A small, sturdy motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, especially one used by the military.Burnley were hustled out of the ground and back to the airport with an escort of an armoured lorry and nine military jeeps....
- Transportation elements consisted of trucks, jeeps, and armored personnel carriers.
- And there was also a display of military vehicles, including a number of jeeps and a motorcycle.
Origin
Second 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.
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