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DictionaryyurtRound tent
noun

yurt

YURT/jɜːrt/

A portable round tent traditionally used by Central Asian nomads.

The round yurt has felt-covered walls around a collapsible wooden lattice.

A traditional Central Asian yurt shown in three-quarter view, with round felt-covered walls, a low conical roof, securing bands, and an open doorway revealing its collapsible wooden lattice.
Etymology
yurtRussianhouse, hut

The ancestor yurta refers to a house or hut. Its Turkic source is said originally to mean “home, dwelling,” linking the tent’s name to its role as a home.

In context

Khan's Den9:43
The yurt was literally the center of Turkic life.
The Celestial Turks: Origins, Culture and Rise of the Göktürk Dynasty

More examples

  • Thick felt covers the wooden frame of the yurt.
  • Several yurts stand on the open grassland.
  • We rent a yurt at the campground for the weekend.

Forms

yurt · yurts

Similar words

tent
A broader term that does not imply a round structure.
hut
Usually more permanent and not necessarily round or fabric-covered.