jeep
/dʒiːp/ · noun
Meaning
- A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.
- 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.
- (genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.
- To travel by jeep.
- Pertaining to utility or general purpose.
- (corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
- A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".
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