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noun

Resort n.

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. "Join with me to forbid him her resort."

A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. "Far from all resort of mirth."

That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.

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

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Etymology of 'Last resort'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Last resort" Quotes from Famous Books

... be expected that the enemy could long be kept out, and in the last resort it would be necessary to retreat to the house. In view of the presence of the ladies this was a step to be avoided if possible. It might indeed be the wiser course to surrender, for their sakes. As the thought struck Desmond he called to the Babu, who was keeping watch ...

— In Clive's Command - A Story of the Fight for India • Herbert Strang

... up a whip myself, I directed the men to lay on their gads, for each man had supplied himself with a flexible hickory withe in the early stages of the trip, to start the team, but this course did not move the wagon nor have much effect on the demoralized oxen; but following as a last resort an example I heard of on a former occasion, that brought into use the rough language of the country, I induced the oxen to move with alacrity, and the wagon and contents were speedily carried to the summit. The whole trouble was at once ...

— Memoirs of Three Civil War Generals, Complete • U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, P. H. Sheridan

... Gordon said patiently. "There are other outlets for intelligence than making clay pots. As a last resort for an intelligent being ...

— The Unthinking Destroyer • Roger Phillips

... Blake called down a seven-inch tube to an apartment in the depths,—a central station of pipes and wires, to be used as a last resort,—directing the officer on post to notify the chief engineer of the damage, and to order the quartermasters in the steering-room to disconnect their wheel and stand by. This was answered, and the captain resumed his lookout, one hand ...

— "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea • Morgan Robertson

... cardboard instead of six-and eleven-inch steel; but still she held on her course. At five hundred yards her guns spoke, and the splinters began to fly on board the Britain. The Captain of the Verite signalled for the last ounce of steam he could have—he was going to appeal to the last resort in naval warfare—the ram. If he could once get that steel spur of his into the Britain's hull under her armour, she would go down as certainly as though she had been ...

— The World Peril of 1910 • George Griffith

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