• IPA: /ˈdʒɔːnt/
• (some accents) IPA: /ˈdʒɑːnt/

jaunt (plural jaunts)

1. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Book the Fourth”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398 ↗:

     Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.

2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

• French: balade, promenade
• German: Ausflug, Vergnügungsfahrt, Spritztour

jaunt (jaunts, present participle jaunting; past and past participle jaunted)

1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.

• German: herumstreunen, einen Ausflug machen
• Russian: ката́ться
• Spanish: paseo, excursión