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jeepable
English
Etymology
jeep +? -able
Adjective
jeepable (comparative more jeepable, superlative most jeepable)
- (India) Capable of being traversed or reached by jeep.
- 1988, R. Swarup, Ranveer Singh, Social economy of a tribal village on Indo-Tibetan border (page 13)
- Presently, there are 200 kms. motorable double line roads, 182 kms. motorable single line roads, 109 kms. jeepable roads and 197 kms. less than jeepable ones.
- 2000, G. Surya Rao, Urban development with community initiatives: retrospect and prospect (page 103)
- My Samithi Headquarters was not jeepable and one has to wallow across a small river to reach that place.
- 1988, R. Swarup, Ranveer Singh, Social economy of a tribal village on Indo-Tibetan border (page 13)
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- what does jeepable meaning
jeep
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?p, IPA(key): /d?i?p/
- Rhymes: -i?p
Etymology 1
Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).
Adjective
jeep (not comparable)
- (military) Pertaining to utility or general purpose.
Derived terms
Noun
jeep (plural jeeps)
- 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
jeep (third-person singular simple present jeeps, present participle jeeping, simple past and past participle jeeped)
- (transitive, intransitive) To travel by jeep.
- 1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War (page 272)
- From there we jeeped over extraordinarily difficult roads to Marwari City, the site of Southern Philippine University, where I had been invited to address a convocation on the subject of "College Life in the United States."
- 1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War (page 272)
Etymology 2
Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons.
Noun
jeep (plural jeeps)
- (corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
- (Australia, regional) A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English jeep. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(d)?ip/
Noun
jeep f (plural jeeps)
- jeep
Further reading
- “jeep” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English jeep.
Noun
jeep f (invariable)
- jeep
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??ip/
Noun
jeep m inan
- Alternative spelling of d?ip.
Declension
Further reading
- jeep in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- jeep in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French jeep.
Noun
jeep n (plural jeepuri)
- jeep
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English jeep.
Noun
jeep f (plural jeeps)
- jeep
Swedish
Etymology
From English jeep.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?p
Noun
jeep c
- jeep
Declension
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