What is the meaning of resort?

noun

• A hotel located in a resort area.
  • synonyms: resort hotel, holiday resort
• A frequently visited place.
  • synonyms: haunt, hangout, repair, stamping ground
• Something or someone turned to for assistance or security.
  • usage: "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
  • synonyms: recourse, refuge
• Act of turning to for assistance.
  • usage: "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
  • synonyms: recourse, refuge

verb

• Have recourse to.
  • usage: "The government resorted to rationing meat"
  • synonyms: fall back, recur
• Move, travel, or proceed toward some place.
  • usage: "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
  • synonyms: repair