Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, durable, general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive and a quarter-ton capacity, used by the US Army during and after World War II.
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- noun A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with
four-wheel drive , suited to rough terrain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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All clear, I commandeered a jeep from the camp and made the last leg of the journey to my meeting place with Michelle.
Archive 2009-06-01 Ben Abraham 2009
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There aren't many places you can't go with a good old Army jeep from the '40s.
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All clear, I commandeered a jeep from the camp and made the last leg of the journey to my meeting place with Michelle.
Permanent Death, Episode 2: From Here to the Hearafter Ben Abraham 2009
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There aren't many places you can't go with a good old Army jeep from the '40s.
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The jeep is coming ... but i wish you tonnes of happiness with or without it.
My Day!!! 2008
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(A jeep is referred to the second time around as a “conveyance.”)
A Bright Shining Lie 2007
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(A jeep is referred to the second time around as a “conveyance.”)
A Bright Shining Lie 2007
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Four days later we were put in jeep-type vehicles for the four day trip to Hanoi.
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Castro standing in jeep between Dorticos and Guevara acknowledging plaudits of crowd.
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Hummers always make me wonder what a fella is trying to compensate for ... the jeep is the original git-er-done vehicle.
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