"Geep" meaning in All languages combined

See Geep on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Geeps [plural]
Etymology: From GP (general purpose locomotive), usually spelt with a capital G. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Geep (plural Geeps)
  1. (rail transport, informal) A nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives. Wikipedia link: Geep Tags: informal Categories (topical): Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:",
          "text": "Norfolk & Western was a workhorse of another strain. It dieselized in theory if not in practice a couple of decades before the first Geep hit the property.",
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