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    resort
    /rɪˈzɔːt/

    noun

    • 1. a place that is frequented for holidays or recreation or for a particular purpose: "a seaside resort" Similar tourist centrecentrespotretreat
    • 2. the action of resorting to a course of action in a difficult situation: "territorial questions must not be settled by resort to violence" Similar recourse toturning tothe use ofutilizing

    verb

    • 1. turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation: "the duke was prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed"
    • 2. go often or in large numbers to: formal "local housing authorities must consider the needs of all people residing in or resorting to their district"

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