resort

7 definitions • 13 examples

a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose:

a tourist resort

a holiday resort

a seaside/beach resort

a ski resort

the fact that you have to do something because there is no other way of achieving something:

He got hold of the money legally, without resort to violence.

a place where people can go on vacations to relax or for an activity they enjoy:

a ski resort

a place where people go for a holiday:

a tourist/holiday/vacation resort He developed popular tourist resorts, including Caneel Bay on St John and Mauna Kea Hotel in Hawaii.

a seaside/beach/ski resort

the fact of doing something in a particular situation because there is no other way of achieving something:

resort to sth A resort to more autocratic measures could be disastrous.

used for talking about the first thing that you think of doing or using in a situation:

Diplomacy ought to be our first resort.

I'm not advocating detention as a first resort.

used for talking about something that you only think of doing or using if all other methods fail:

As a last resort, savers could always open an ISA with their current bank or building society.

Experts say warning labels are a last resort when a hazard can't be designed out of a product.