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: a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
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: a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design
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There’s even a design echo between the nomadic Mongolian ger — the traditional felt tent sometimes referred to as yurts — and the Martian dome prototypes being developed by the MARS-V engineering team.
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Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Gather friends and family in a cozy winter yurt, complete with fur blankets, warm drinks, twinkling lights, and festive bites and cocktails.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Cozy lodge rooms sleep two to four; groups of four can also opt for the yurt, which has a rustic kitchen and is heated with a wood stove.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Marriott said the brand plans to expand the Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy to include properties that feature cabins, yurts, domes, eco-lodges, and more.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Gather friends and family in a cozy winter yurt, complete with fur blankets, warm drinks, twinkling lights, and festive bites and cocktails.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Cozy lodge rooms sleep two to four; groups of four can also opt for the yurt, which has a rustic kitchen and is heated with a wood stove.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Marriott said the brand plans to expand the Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy to include properties that feature cabins, yurts, domes, eco-lodges, and more.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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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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