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- DictionaryRe·sort/rəˈzôrt/
noun
- 1. a place that is a popular destination for vacations or recreation, or which is frequented for a particular purpose: "a seaside resort"
- 2. the action of turning to and adopting a strategy or course of action, especially a disagreeable or undesirable one, so as to resolve a difficult situation: "territorial questions must not be settled by resort to violence"
verb
- 1. turn to and adopt (a strategy or course of action, especially a disagreeable or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation: "the duke was prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed"
- 2. go often or in large numbers to: formal "local housing authorities must consider the needs of all people residing in or resorting to their district"