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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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
But like with any archaeological jaunt for our hero, there’s plenty of pitfalls along the way.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Robinson’s jaunt down the sideline all but confirmed an upset win for Navy (9-3) over their archrival, going on to win the game 31-13 and taking home the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy having defeated West Point and the Air Force Academy this season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
But like with any archaeological jaunt for our hero, there’s plenty of pitfalls along the way.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.
—WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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