From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
jaunt
n : a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, outing,
junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay]
v : make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jaunting.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt,
jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh.
akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.]
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1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
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2. To ride on a jaunting car.
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Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in
Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting
back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] --Thackeray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t.
To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jaunt \Jaunt\, n.
1. A wearisome journey. [R.]
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Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his a["e]ry jaunt, though hurried sore.
Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. --Milton.
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2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a
short journey.
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