resort
noun /rɪˈzɔːt/
/rɪˈzɔːrt/
- [countable] a place where a lot of people go on holiday
- seaside/mountain resorts
- They spent a month at a fashionable ski resort in Switzerland.
- a popular tourist resort
- (British English also) a popular holiday resort
- the resort town of Byron Bay
- destination resorts such as Atlantis in the Bahamas
Wordfinder- abroad
- backpack
- border
- guide
- passport
- resort
- sightseeing
- tourist
- travel
- visa
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacationsTopics Holidaysb2- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fashionable
- favourite/favorite
- popular
- …
- area
- destination
- island
- …
- at a/the resort
- in a/the resort
- [uncountable] resort to something the act of using something, especially something bad or unpleasant, because nothing else is possible synonym recourse
- There are hopes that the conflict can be resolved without resort to violence.
- the first/last/final resort the first or last course of action that you should or can take in a particular situation
- Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed.
- In the last resort (= in the end) everyone must decide for themselves.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting something one can turn to for assistance): from Old French resortir, from re- ‘again’ + sortir ‘come or go out’. The sense ‘place frequently visited’ dates from the mid 18th cent.