jaunt
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a journey taken for pleasure“many summer excursions to the shore”“it was merely a pleasure trip”“after cautious sashays into the field”Synonyms: excursionoutingjunketpleasure tripexpeditionsashay
Webster's Dictionary (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.] [1913 Webster]
1.To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion. [1913 Webster]
2.To ride on a jaunting car. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale. [1913 Webster]
Jaunt \Jaunt\, n.
1.A wearisome journey. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]
2.A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. [1913 Webster]