[re.sort] n [ME, fr. MF, resource, recourse, fr. resortir to rebound, resort, fr. OF, fr. re- + sortir to escape, sally] (14c) 1 a: one that affords aid or refuge: resource "went to them as a last ~" b: recourse
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 esp. to vacationers syn see resource
[2]resort vi (15c) 1: to go esp. frequently or habitually: repair
2: to have recourse "~ to force"