Real Dictionary

resort
countable noun: A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holidays.
uncountable noun: If you achieve something without resort to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have resort to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something.
verb: If you resort to a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want.

resort in American English
to go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally
intransitive verb: to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource
noun: a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, esp. one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers

resort in British English
to have recourse (to) for help, use, etc
noun: a place to which many people go for recreation, rest, etc