1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic
: a tiring trip
jaunted; jaunting; jaunts
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Noun
a four-day jaunt to the mountains
took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
But for a sip of the old optimism, consider wrapping your Green Line jaunt with a detour to The Cove (Christian name: the Cove Lounge), one of the Near South Side’s best dive bars and one of the most quintessentially Chicago nights out anywhere.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noun
On Instagram, Stafford shared an extended glimpse into the family’s weekend, which began with a private jet jaunt from L.A. to NOLA.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Bruce Almighty jaunts through the travails of an ordinary person gifted the abilities of God, but there’s a cosmic horror to the prospect of a man accruing that kind of power.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
But for a sip of the old optimism, consider wrapping your Green Line jaunt with a detour to The Cove (Christian name: the Cove Lounge), one of the Near South Side’s best dive bars and one of the most quintessentially Chicago nights out anywhere.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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