resort
noun
[ rɪˈzɔːt ]
• a place that is frequented for holidays or recreation or for a particular purpose.
• "a seaside resort"
Similar:
tourist centre,
centre,
spot,
retreat,
haunt,
spa,
watering place,
holiday destination,
holiday centre,
tourist trap,
honeypot,
• the action of resorting to a course of action in a difficult situation.
• "territorial questions must not be settled by resort to violence"
Similar:
recourse to,
turning to,
the use of,
utilizing,
application to,
appealing to,
looking to,
resort
verb
• turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
• "the duke was prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed"
Similar:
have recourse to,
fall back on,
turn to,
look to,
make use of,
use,
utilize,
avail oneself of,
employ,
bring into play/service,
press into service,
call on,
adopt,
exercise,
stoop to,
descend to,
sink to,
• go often or in large numbers to.
• "local housing authorities must consider the needs of all people residing in or resorting to their district"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting something one can turn to for assistance): from Old French resortir, from re- ‘again’ + sortir ‘come or go out’. The sense ‘place frequently visited’ dates from the mid 18th century.
