resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon.
exhausted all of their resources
a last resort
expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible.
a flimsy expedient
shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient.
desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure
makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference.
old equipment employed as a makeshift
stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure.
a new law intended only as a stopgap
Example Sentences
Oil is essentially their only resource. The computer laboratory is an essential resource for students.
Recent Examples on the WebThese resource centers help people seeking access to long-term care services and are another potential source of assistance for older adults. Judith Graham, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 These resource centers help people seeking access to long-term care services and are another potential source of assistance for older adults. Judith Graham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Multnomah County is opening two resource centers with charging stations, ice, water and information at the Corbett Fire Station and the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 72.oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 Niederhauser said the state could make an additional 150 beds available in the resource centers by transitioning older, disabled or medically vulnerable residents into longer-term housing. Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 And then there is the potential for resource nationalism that could compound Europe’s woes. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 An administrator at Brigham Young University removes thousands of LGBTQ resource pamphlets from welcome bags intended to go to new students. David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Harborside Park, located next to an elementary school and county family resource center on Oxford Street, has been at the center of a public debate over public safety and homelessness.San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Doors will open at 5 p.m. and resource tables from local organizations and agencies in the field of addiction and recovery will be setup to provide information to attendees.al, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French ressource, from Old French ressourse relief, resource, from resourdre to relieve, literally, to rise again, from Latin resurgere — more at resurrection