/jeep/ , Trademark.
1. a small, rugged military motor vehicle having four-wheel drive and a 1 / 4 -ton capacity: widely used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.
2. a similar vehicle used by civilians.
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3. ( l.c. ) to ride or travel in a jeep.
[ 1935-40, Amer.; alter. of G.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip "Popeye" by E. C. Segar ]