jeep
jeep
noun DJEEP Rare
Origin: English 'jeep', from 'GP' (general purpose vehicle)
Usage Note
Jeep entered French as a borrowing during World War II when American jeeps flooded Europe. It is feminine in French: une jeep. Today it is used generically for any small off-road 4×4, much as 'hoover' became generic for vacuum cleaners. The brand name Jeep and the common noun overlap in everyday usage.
Examples
"Ils ont traversé le désert en jeep."
Natural Translation
They crossed the desert in a jeep.

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