Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
RESORT
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo-French, from resortir to rebound, resort, from re- + Old French sortir to go out, leave
Date: 14th century
1. one that affords aid or refuge ; resource , recourse 1a ,
2. frequent, habitual, or general visiting , persons who frequent a place ; throng , c. a frequently visited place ; haunt , a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers, see: resource
II. intransitive verb
Date: 15th century
to go especially frequently or habitually ; repair , to have recourse