Dictionary entry

Jaunt (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Jaunt, n. 1. A wearisome journey.

Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind

After his aëry 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.