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☆ 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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