Geep

See also: geep

English

Etymology

From GP (general purpose locomotive), usually spelt with a capital G.

Noun

Geep (plural Geeps)

1. (rail transport, informal) a nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives.
   • 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

     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.