resort
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war.
to go, especially frequently or customarily: a beach to which many people resort.
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers: a popular winter resort.
habitual or general going, as to a place or person.
use of or appeal to some person or thing for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.; resource: to have resort to force;a court of last resort.
a person or thing resorted to for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.
Origin of resort
1Other words from resort
- pre·re·sort, verb (used without object)
Words that may be confused with resort
- re-sort, resort
Other definitions for re-sort (2 of 2)
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
Origin of re-sort
2Words that may be confused with re-sort
- re-sort , resort
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How to use resort in a sentence
Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSki resorts are a business, and one that can be quite fickle—a bad snow season means poor revenues.
Before she headlined the Playboy resorts, Joan Rivers was the funny gal in a spirited trio that played in hip nightclubs.
From Dirty Dancing to plain dirty: Sullivan County—100 miles from New York City—once had more than 500 resorts.
Debbie Papyn, an acclaimed travel blogger from Belgium, recently visited Bhutan and stayed at one of the Aman Resorts.
Mr. Minton has acquired a notoriety, even in that proud city, which makes his house one of the most popular resorts.
Even that experience only cured him for a week, and then his resorts to the brandy-bottle began again.
The Chequers | James RuncimanMatches are made in trains overland as easily and quickly as on sea voyages or at quiet summer resorts.
Overland | John William De ForestIt is one of the famous ill health resorts of Africa, but on this occasion it was on its good behavior.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonIt is a number of respectable people whom curiosity leads into the resorts of crime and vice.
An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read
British Dictionary definitions for resort (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈzɔːt) /
(usually foll by to) to have recourse (to) for help, use, etc: to resort to violence
to go, esp often or habitually; repair: to resort to the beach
a place to which many people go for recreation, rest, etc: a holiday resort
the use of something as a means, help, or recourse
the act of going to a place, esp for recreation, rest, etc
last resort the last possible course of action open to one
Origin of resort
1Derived forms of resort
- resorter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-sort (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈsɔːt) /
(tr) to sort again
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Other Idioms and Phrases with resort
see last resort.
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