resort Definition
re·sort (ri zôrt′)
intransitive verb
- to go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally
- to have recourse; go or turn (to) for use, help, support, etc. to resort to harsh measures
Etymology: ME resorten < OFr resortir < re-, again + sortir, to go out: see sortie
noun
- a place to which people go often or generally, esp. one for rest or recreation, as on a vacation
- a frequent, customary, or general going, gathering together, or visiting a place of general resort
- a person or thing that one goes or turns to for help, support, etc.
- a going or turning for help, support, etc.; recourse to have resort to relatives
Etymology: ME < OFr < the v.
- re-sort
resort Related Forms
resort Idioms
as a last resort
as the last available means
resort Synonyms
resort
n.
A relief in the face of difficulty
expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate, resource, device, refuge, recourse, hope, relief, possibility, opportunity, option. A place for rest or amusement
vacation spot, hotel, retreat. see also hotel, lodge, motel.Resorts include: seaside, mountain, curative-bath, spa, health camp, rest, camping, skiing, sports, winter, lake, summer, gambling, amusement park, night club, restaurant, dance hall, club, watering place*;
resort, qualified as by last, is usually used of a final resource toward which one turns for aid in time of need or emergency we'll take the bus as a last resort; expedient refers to something used to effect a desired end, specif. to something used as a substitute for the usual means the daybed served as a useful expedient for unexpected guests; makeshift applies to a quick expedient and, as a somewhat derogatory term, connotes an inferior substitute, carelessness, etc. we used a crate as a makeshift for a table; stopgap refers to a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute or expedient, to be replaced when the usual agent is available again he's just a stopgap until a new manager is appointed
as a last resort
resort Usage Examples
Converse of object
- bustle: It is lined with rugged cliffs, sandy inlets and bustling holiday resorts.
- neighbor: Advanced Possibly limited tho there are some testing mogul runs and good off-piste and trips to the neighboring resort of Arcalis.
- locate: Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Adjective modifier
- ski: All stays include 5 nights in the ski resort followed by 2 nights in Beirut.
- coastal: The coastal resort of Minehead is our next stop, probably the best known resort in Somerset.
- popular: Despite cheap foreign package holidays, Gourock is still a popular resort for day visitors.
- last: In last resort, of course, the courts would decide.
- lively: In the east, Leysdown is a lively resort where you can revel in traditional seaside activities.
- fashionable: By the 17th century Bath had become a fashionable resort, ' taking of the waters ' being particularly popular.
Preposition: on
coast: Small seaside resort on the West coast of Somerset.
Modifies a noun
- hotel: Now your family can spend as much time as they want at the beach, catered to in ultra luxury resort hotel style.
- town: Tourism remains a major element of the local economy for these resort towns.
- sandal: Does caribbean resort royal sandal make more the foot flying cloud.
Preposition: of
Phuket: Escape from the commercialized tourist resorts of Phuket and Pee Pee and discover the delights of Krabi - sea, sand and sunshine.
Noun used with modifier
- seaside: Small seaside resort on the West coast of Somerset.
- ski: St Anton is one of the finest alpine ski resorts in the world.
- tourist: I have asked to see how we compare with more popular tourist resorts like Benidorm.
- beach: This is a great location for a beach resort.
- skiing: Can you recommend any places to stay in Bulgaria or at any other skiing resort.
- spa: There are the Spa resorts of Banya with its open air pool and Hisar which offer thermal treatments.
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