resort
noun
uk/rɪˈzɔːt/ us [ C ] COMMERCE
a place where people go for a holiday:
a tourist/holiday/vacation resort He developed popular tourist resorts, including Caneel Bay on St John and Mauna Kea Hotel in Hawaii.
a seaside/beach/ski resort
[ C or U ]
the fact of doing something in a particular situation because there is no other way of achieving something:
resort to sth A resort to more autocratic measures could be disastrous.
first resort
used for talking about the first thing that you think of doing or using in a situation:
Diplomacy ought to be our first resort.
I'm not advocating detention as a first resort.
last resort
used for talking about something that you only think of doing or using if all other methods fail:
As a last resort, savers could always open an ISA with their current bank or building society.
Experts say warning labels are a last resort when a hazard can't be designed out of a product.
See also
lender of last resort