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jaunt

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jaunt  (jônt, jänt)
n.
A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing.
intr.v. jaunt·ed, jaunt·ing, jaunts
To make a short journey.

[Origin unknown.]

jaunt [dʒɔːnt]
n
a short pleasurable excursion; outing
vb
(intr) to go on such an excursion
[of unknown origin]
jauntingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jauntjaunt - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
airing - a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
Verb1.jauntjaunt - make a trip for pleasure            
junket, junketeer - go on a pleasure trip
travel to, visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"
journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
ply, run - travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
peregrinate - travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

jaunt
noun outing, tour, trip, stroll, expedition, excursion, ramble, promenade, awayday, airing I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach.
Translations
jaunt [dʒɔːnt] Nexcursión f

jaunt [ˈdʒɔːnt] n (= short trip) → balade f

jaunt
nTrip m, → Spritztour f; to go for a jaunteinen Ausflug or eine Spritztour machen; on his last jaunt through Europeauf seiner letzten Europatour, auf seinem letzten Trip durch Europa

jaunt [dʒɔːnt] ngita
to go for a jaunt → fare una gita
jaunt [dʒɔːnt] ngita
to go for a jaunt → fare una gita

jaunt
n jaunt [dʒoːnt]
a brief trip or journey made for pleasure Did you enjoy your jaunt to Paris? plesier, uitstappie, plesierrit يقوم بِرِحْلَةٍ قصيرة للمُتْعَه излет výlet tur; sviptur die Spritztour εκδρομή, σύντομο ταξίδι excursión lõbureis سفر کوتاه تفریحی huviretki balade טִיוּל קָצַר सैर izlet kirándulás pesiar stutt skemmtiferð gita, escursione 遠足 짧은 여행 iškyla izpriecas brauciens makan angin uitstapje tur, utflukt wypad excursão călătorie de plăcere увеселительная поездка výlet izlet izlet utflykt, nöjestripp การเดินทางหรือท่องเที่ยวในระยะสั้น (kısa) gezinti 短途旅遊 розважальна поїздка تفریحی سفر cuộc đi chơi


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George, taking out his wife to a new jaunt or junket every night, was quite pleased with himself as usual, and swore he was becoming quite a domestic character.
There being no other passengers, we were as much alone and as free to give vent to our raptures as if I had hired a hack for the matrimonial jaunt.
Mrs Durbeyfield's jacket and bonnet were already hanging slily upon a chair by her side, in readiness for this contemplated jaunt, the reason for which the matron deplored more than its necessity.
 
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