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