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. one that affords aid or refuge ; resource , recourse 1a , 2. frequent, habitual, or general visiting , persons who frequent a place ; throng , c. a frequently visited place ; haunt , a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers, see: resource II. intransitive verb Date: 15th century to go especially frequently or habitually ; repair , to have recourse