Main entry: recourse, refuge, resort
Definition: act of turning to for assistance
Usage: have recourse to the courts; an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
Main entry: refuge, sanctuary, asylum
Definition: a shelter from danger or hardship
Main entry: resort, recourse, refuge
Definition: something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Usage: his only recourse was the police; took refuge in lying
Definition: a safe place
Usage: He ran to safety