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US
/ɹiˈsɔɹt, ɹiˈzɔɹt, ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
]
NOUN
- a hotel located in a resort area
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act of turning to for assistance
an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
have recourse to the courts -
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
his only recourse was the police
took refuge in lying - a frequently visited place
VERB
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have recourse to
The government resorted to rationing meat -
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
He repaired to his cabin in the woods
How To Use resort In A Sentence
- And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
- They are a technically reliable threat of last resort to discourage a foe from pressing too hard or threatening national survival.
- Winter adds snowboarding, ice-skating, and cross-country and downhill skiing on the resort's groomed trails and ski slopes.
- In the 21st century, once something has been published the harm is already done and the only redress is potentially ruinous resort to the libel courts. Times, Sunday Times
- It continues as an usual inland resort set in woodland of silver birches, rhododendrons and conifers.
- This is not by any means the only instance of financial incompetence on the part of our various Scottish ancestors, nor indeed of the tendency to resort to violence, and those patterns offer surprisingly little reassurance from the genetic standpoint. Archive 2009-03-01
- If you're going to resort to the tried-and-true missionary position, perform oral sex on her first or take you time to ensure she's really wet before penetrating her.
- Those who were less keen to compete for migrants could resort to convicts as casual labour.
- The convention allows for lawful detention of children for the shortest possible period of time and as a matter of last resort.
- After being faced with the "extortionate" demand, Lee and others at his resort called the Canadian consulate and department of foreign affairs emergency line, only to be told to pay up Toronto Sun
