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
Examples of jaunt in a Sentence
Noun
a four-day jaunt to the mountains
took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
The final mile of our six-mile jaunt took us through intriguing mangrove tunnels and channels of dark water.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
—David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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Noun
El Camino Real follows Interstate 5 and Highway 101 most of the way up the coast, though short jaunts off the freeway will be required to see some of the missions and other attractions.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
The final mile of our six-mile jaunt took us through intriguing mangrove tunnels and channels of dark water.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Verb
As a family prepares to jaunt from New York to Mars, the father relays all the possible dangers and crazy theories about what exactly happens during the process.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
—David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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