Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Join with me to forbid him her resort. --Shak.

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

            Far from all resort of mirth.         --Milton.

   3. 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.

Source : WordNet®

last resort
     n : French for `worst going' [syn: {pis aller}]