jeep

¹jeep

noun \ˈjēp\

Definition of JEEP

: a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¹⁄₄-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the United States Army in World War II; also : a similar but larger and more powerful United States army vehicle

Origin of JEEP

probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. Segar

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with JEEP

beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, sleep, steep, sweep, threap, veep, weep

²jeep

intransitive verb

Definition of JEEP

: to travel by jeep

First Known Use of JEEP

1942

Jeep

trademark

Definition of JEEP

—used for a civilian automotive vehicle

Rhymes with JEEP

beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, sleep, steep, sweep, threap, veep, weep

jeep

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Outstanding light vehicle of World War II, developed by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. It weighed 1.25 tons, had a four-cylinder engine, and could climb 60° grades and operate on rough terrain thanks to its four-wheel drive and high clearance. The origin of it name is uncertain; one theory traces it to the military designation “vehicle, GP” (i.e., general-purpose). Since the war the jeep has been adapted for civilian use, though it has been replaced in the U.S. military by the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or Humvee.