yurt

[ yoort ]

noun

1. a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.

yurt

/ jʊət /

noun

1. a circular tent consisting of a framework of poles covered with felt or skins, used by Mongolian and Turkic nomads of E and central Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of yurt¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian yurt, from Turkic; compare Turkish yurt “home, fatherland,” with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic

Word History and Origins

Origin of yurt¹

from Russian yurta, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish yurt abode, home

Example Sentences

Or, if your budget is modest, you can search for nearby tents or yurts for “any weekend” of the summer.

From Quartz

Travel might be slow to return, but this gift card, which is good for a night in a castle, cabin, condo, yurt, or even a potato, will be waiting.

From Time

After her job as an expert makeup artist at a theme park was eliminated, she worked on a hemp farm in northern Virginia, living in a yurt and finishing her online certification as a yoga instructor.

From Outside Online

Choose between car-camping sites and amenity-rich yurt rentals.

From Outside Online

There are photographers Stephen and Hanna Nereo, who left Los Angeles for Colorado, where they built a 435-square-foot canvas-and-wood yurt, largely with their own hands.

From Washington Post

Her route is well planned, yet somewhere—on the streets of Tehran, in a yurt in Turkmenistan—Lin-Liu loses her way.

From The Daily Beast

Why should it have, when I already knew Yurt so well—considered him, in fact, one of my closest friends?

From Project Gutenberg

Yurt, after two years of living with us, still couldn't understand why we found this confusing.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor does the Mongol till the soil; nothing is found growing near his yurt.

From Project Gutenberg

"We were rather surprised ourselves," Yurt said complacently.

From Project Gutenberg

Round the walls of the yurt were ranged one or two tables and chests of drawers.

From Project Gutenberg

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