Jaunt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jaunt	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Jaunt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay v make a trip for pleasure Synonym(s): travel, trip, jaunt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jaunt \Jaunt\, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his a[89]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.