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[syn: pis aller, last resort]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Resort \Re*sort"\ (r?*z?rt"), n. [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction.
See Resort, v.]
1. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking
one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as,
a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to
have resort to force.
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Join with me to forbid him her resort. --Shak.
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2. A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place
of frequent assembly; a haunt.
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Far from all resort of mirth. --Milton.
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3. That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource;
refuge.
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Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final
tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
last resort
n 1: an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is
French for `worst going'" [syn: pis aller, last resort]