About The Word Jaunt
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Jaunt
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What's The Definition Of 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"
[v] make a trip for pleasure Synonyms | Synonyms for Jaunt: excursion | expedition | junket | outing | pleasure trip | sashay | travel | trip Related Terms | Find terms related to Jaunt: airing | amble | bat around | bum | campaign | circuit | constitutional | count ties | course | cruise | divagate | drift | excursion | expedition | fare | flit | forced march | gad | gad about | gallivant | globe-trot | go about | go abroad | go on safari | go overseas | go the rounds | grand tour | hike | hit the road | hit the trail | hobo | journey | junket | knock about | knock around | make a journey | make a pilgrimage | make a trip | march | meander | mooch | mush | nomadize | outing | package tour | parade | peregrinate | peregrination | pererrate | peripatetic journey | peripateticism | pilgrim | pilgrimage | pleasure trip | progress | promenade | prowl | ramble | range | range the world | roam | round trip | roundabout | rove | rubberneck | rubberneck tour | run | run about | safari | sally | saunter | schlep | shoot | sight-see | stalk | straggle | stray | stretch | stroll | take a trip | take the road | tour | traipse | tramp | trek | trip | trudge | turn | vagabond | vagabondize | voyage | walk | walk the tracks | walking tour | wander | wayfare See Also | airing | commute | field trip | go | journey | journey | journeying | junket | locomote | move | peregrinate | ply | run | travel back and forth | travel to | visit Jaunt In Webster's Dictionary \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}.]
1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. To ride on a jaunting car.
{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.
\Jaunt\, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale. \Jaunt\, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] 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. 2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. |
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