Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Jaunting}.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt,
   jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh.
   akin to E. jump. Cf. {Jaunce}.]
   1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

   2. To ride on a jaunting car.

   {Jaunting car}, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in
      Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting
      back to back. [Written also {jaunty car}.] --Thackeray.

Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t.
   To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale.

Jaunt \Jaunt\, n.
   1. A wearisome journey. [R.]

            Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his
            a["e]ry 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.

Source : WordNet®

jaunt
     n : a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
         shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
         sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {outing}, {junket},
          {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
     v : make a trip for pleasure [syn: {travel}, {trip}]