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resort

verb

  1. to have recourse to something for aid, assistance
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noun

  1. self-contained commercial establishment which attempts to provide for most of a vacationer's wants
  2. last chance, last action/opportunity
L12487 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/

noun

Etymology: From French ressort.

  1. Active power or movement; spring.

    Some […] know the resorts and falls of business that cannot sink into the main of it.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sort English resort From re- + sort.

  1. Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)