last resort

Noun
Synonyms: pis allerlast resort

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an expedient adopted only in desperation“`pis aller' is French for `worst going'”Synonyms: pis allerlast resort
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Join with me to forbid him her resort.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. [1913 Webster]

Far from all resort of mirth.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. [1913 Webster]

Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal. [1913 Webster]

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