jeep
☆ jeep (jēp)
noun
a small, rugged automotive vehicle with a -ton capacity and a four-wheel drive, used by U.S. armed forces in WWII
Etymology: orig. military slang, after a creature (Eugene the Jeep) with extraordinary powers, in comic strip by E. C. Segar (1894-1938): later assoc. with G.P., abbrev. for General Purpose Car
a similar vehicle for civilian use
jeep
n.
Jeeplike vehicles include: Wagoneer, Jeepster, Scout, Land Rover, Land Cruiser, Bronco, Explorer, Range Rover, Blazer, Cherokee, Trooper (all trademarks).
Converse of object
- hire: You have to hire a jeep to enter Bundala National Park.
- drive: They drive a desert jeep out of the pod, towing two caravans.
- see: It stops, I see the jeep, no-one around, nothing, no wind, no smell.
- get: We've got a jeep over there, it's just two valleys over, all it needs is a battery.
Adjective modifier
- 4x4: This is based on 4 person occupancy and includes flights and a 4x4 jeep for the duration.
- military: The car was followed by a military jeep, spraying the crowd with gunfire.
- open: Climb aboard an open top Jeep for an exciting _ day of fun.
- top: Climb aboard an open top Jeep for an exciting _ day of fun.
- old: I let ' em drive my old jeep cross the pasture at our home.
Modifies a noun
- safari: A one-day jeep safari is included at the end of the trip.
- trail: Black Bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus sinensis 4+ were seen from the jeep trail, going up from O Quy Ho, SP, 12/1.
- ride: The Illimani crew then enjoyed a nail biting jeep ride through stunning scenery to an idyllic high base camp.
- track: Here a jeep track goes off the road to the right.
- aircraft: Twenty-five aircraft took off, of these 17 were jeep aircraft.
- tour: The guided jeep tour takes you to the top of the crater for a dramatic sunset.
Noun used with modifier
- desert: They drive a desert jeep out of the pod, towing two caravans.
- army: We met John in his old US army jeep.
- wheel: The rest of the traveling was done in a four wheel drive jeep.
- afternoon: We arrived at Yala in time for lunch and an afternoon jeep drive, during which it was overcast with heavy rain.
- drive: The rest of the traveling was done in a four wheel drive jeep.
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