n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {vacation
spot}, holiday resort, playground]
2: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, repair, stamping ground]
3: something or someone turned to for assistance or security:
"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
[syn: recourse, refuge]
4: act of turning to for assistance: "have recourse to the
courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
[syn: recourse, refuge]
v : have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing
meat" [syn: fall back, recur]