Meaning

6 senses
  1. A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.

  2. A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland.

  3. A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.

    Jeep

    джипdžip

  4. A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"

  5. (Australia, regional)A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".

  6. (derogatory, offensive)A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.

    Coordinate term: husstuss

More definitions
  • a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain

Examples

25 sentences
  1. Tom got out of the jeep.

    ruТом вылез из джипа.

    deTom stieg aus dem Jeep.

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  2. My jeep got stuck in the mud.

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  3. He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.

    ruОн наехал на мину, и его джип взорвался.

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  4. Tom put his duffel bag in the back of the jeep.

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  5. I drive a jeep.

    deIch fahre einen Jeep.

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Translations

7 languages
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Origin

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (militar

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons.

An ironic pronunciation of AGP, the initialism of autogynephilia in Blanchard's transsexual typology.

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Forms

plural: jeeps
Singularjeep
Pluraljeeps

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain:landrover

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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