▪ I. resort re‧sort 1 [rɪˈzɔːt ǁ -ɔːrt] verb
resort to something phrasal verb [transitive]
to take a bad or unpleasant course of action because everything else has failed:
• The company may resort to a temporary closure of its only plant.
• We regret we must resort to legal action.
a place where a lot of people go for holidays:
• It is now the country's most popular beach resort.
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resort UK US /rɪˈzɔːt/ noun
► [C] COMMERCE 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
► [C or U] 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.
Financial and business terms. 2012.