Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - resort

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo-French, from ~ir to rebound, ~, from re- + Old French sortir to go out, leave  Date: 14th century  1.  a. one that affords aid or refuge ; resource went to them as a last ~  b. recourse 1a have ~ to outside help  2.  a. frequent, habitual, or general visiting a place of popular ~  b. persons who frequent a place ; throng  c.  (1) a frequently visited place ; haunt  (2) a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers  Synonyms: see resource  II. intransitive verb  Date: 15th century  1. to go especially frequently or habitually ; repair  2. to have recourse ~ to force