earth lodge

American  

noun

1. a circular, usually dome-shaped dwelling of certain North American Indians, made of posts and beams covered variously with branches, grass, sod, or earth and having a central opening in the roof, a tamped earth floor, and frequently a vestibule.

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Example Sentences

The mounds, including the Earth Lodge, where indigenous people held council meetings for 1,000 years until their forced removal in the 1820s, were initially protected as a national monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

From Seattle Times

Instructors highlight history like keeping prized horses in an earth lodge and the North Dakota Six Pack, a group of bronc and bull riders that included MHA Nation citizen Joe Chase, who shined on the rodeo circuit in the 1950s, said Lori Nelson, the college’s director of Agriculture and Land Grants.

From Seattle Times

Harvested tobacco is hanging in the site’s earth lodge to dry.

From Washington Times

Site Superintendent Alisha Deegan said visitors comment most often on the gardens and earth lodge.

From Washington Times

Kath said the tobacco will hang in the earth lodge until it’s fully dry.

From Washington Times