See Also: resort(2)(dictionary)
LAST RESORT(law)
resort(1)(dictionary)
RESORT(law)
Chaweng Resort(tourism)
Rabbit Resort(tourism)
Rajputana Resort(tourism)
Hoi An Beach Resort(tourism)
Sabai Jai Resort(tourism)
Sea Gate Resort(tourism)

resort(1) (iou)



resort noun. LME.
[Old French, from resortir: see RESORT verb.]
I.
A thing to which one has recourse; the use of something as an aid, to give assistance, or as a means to an end. LME.
G. A. Birmingham A letter to The Times, the usual resort of an Englishman with a grievance.
A tendency to frequent or be frequented. Chiefly in make resort of, make resort to and of resort, of great resort, of public resort below. Now rare. LME.
H. H. Wilson An..unregulated resort of persons to India for religious purposes.
A gathering, a throng, a crowd. Formerly also, the coming together of people. LME-E19.
H. Brooke A promiscuous resort of swords-men.
a. The right or privilege of having a final decision or appeal vested in one. L15-E16.
b. Recourse to a person, expedient, etc., for aid, assistance, or the attainment of some end. L15.
Argosy The matter was patched up..without resort to the police.
A person's staying at or frequenting of a place. M16-L17.
Milton Nor from the Heav'n of Heav'ns Hath he excluded my resort sometimes.
A place frequented or visited esp. for holidays, recreation, or a specific feature. Now freq. with specifying word. M18.
health resort, holiday resort, seaside resort, etc.
II.
A channel or arm of the sea. rare. Only in L15.
Music. A concourse of musical sounds. rare. Only in E16.
[French ressort.] A mechanical spring. L16-E18.
Phrases: as a last resort, in the last resort [after French en dernier ressort] orig., as a judge or court from which no appeal is possible; now, as a final expedient, when all else has failed, ultimately. LENDER of last resort. make resort of, make resort to visit or associate with habitually. of resort, of great resort, of public resort, etc., (of a place) much frequented, publicly accessible.