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 lorryc1Word 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.
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