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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

[Probably pronunciation of the letters GP, manufacturer's designation for this vehicle : G(overnment) + P, designator for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car.]

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Probably an alteration of G.P., standing for "general purpose" (the manufacturer's designation for the vehicle).

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