resort

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hotel located in a resort area
  2. noun a frequently visited place
  3. noun something or someone turned to for assistance or security

Etymology

From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

resort hotel, holiday resort

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