resort

n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {vacation

spot}, {holiday resort}, {playground}]

2: a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {hangout}, {repair},

{stamping ground}]

3: something or someone turned to for assistance or security:

"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

[syn: {recourse}, {refuge}]

4: act of turning to for assistance: "have recourse to the

courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

[syn: {recourse}, {refuge}]

v : have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing

meat" [syn: {fall back}, {recur}]