Illustration of yurt
: a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
also
: a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design
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Oh, and the ice bath helped solidify that fact — a chilly awakening after the sauna, steam bath and relaxation yurt.
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Sky Ridge Yurts offers cabins and circular tents called yurts.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Sky Ridge Yurts offers cabins and circular tents called yurts.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
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“Yurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yurt. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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yurt
noun
: a light round tent of skins or felt used by nomads in central Asia
Etymology
from Russian yurta "a domed tent, yurt"; of Turkish origin
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