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jeep

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jeep
noun
ˈjēp

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¼-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II
    also a similar but larger and more powerful U.S. army vehicle
verb
jeeped; jeep​ing; jeeps

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

First Known Use
Noun
1940, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. Segar
jeep
noun
ˈjēp

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¼-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II
    also a similar but larger and more powerful U.S. army vehicle
verb
jeeped; jeep​ing; jeeps

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

First Known Use
Noun
1940, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. Segar
jeep
noun
ˈjēp

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¼-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II
    also a similar but larger and more powerful U.S. army vehicle
verb
jeeped; jeep​ing; jeeps

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

First Known Use
Noun
1940, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. Segar
jeep
noun
ˈjēp

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¼-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II
    also a similar but larger and more powerful U.S. army vehicle
verb
jeeped; jeep​ing; jeeps

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

First Known Use
Noun
1940, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. Segar