jaunting car
- noun
- Archaic
- During my trip to Ireland, I took a scenic ride in a jaunting car through the beautiful countryside.
Examples
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However, for many of the migrants from the rural areas and villages, transportation to the ports or railway stations would have been by horse-drawn carriage, usually a jaunting car (a two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse).
Academic text (1993) -
In the past, a jaunting car was a popular way for families to travel together on sunny days.
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The tourists enjoyed a traditional experience as they were pulled in a jaunting car by a charming horse.
Synonyms
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4.7
A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses to carry people
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9.9
A small two-wheeled horse carriage with a covered passenger seat and the driver behind
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9.9
A small two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse with a covered seat for passengers and a driver behind
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9.9
A light open carriage with two wheels and a folding cover pulled by one horse
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9.9
A small light two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for two people with a folding hood
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9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse
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9.9
A horse-drawn carriage that people hire like a taxi
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8.8
A small two-wheeled carriage with two seats and a folding hood
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9.9
A light open carriage with two wheels that two horses pull, used in the past for personal travel
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9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage with a folding roof for one horse to pull
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9.9
A small horse-drawn carriage people hire like a taxi in old Paris
A two-wheeled open cart pulled by a horse with seats facing outward
A small two-wheeled cart with two seats pulled by a pony
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
jaunt + car
The phrase is compositional: 'jaunting' derives from 'jaunt' (a short pleasure trip) and 'car' denotes a vehicle, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it means a vehicle used for short outings. Although the term is somewhat historical/Irish and may not convey details like 'horse-drawn' or 'two-wheeled,' the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Jaunting car comes from the word jaunt, which meant a 'short, pleasant trip'. These light, open two-wheeled carriages were used in Ireland for quick country rides, so the name links the vehicle to the 'short pleasure ride' people took in it.