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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Enjoy the Milky Way views by camping (from $10 for Wyoming residents and $18 for nonresidents) or yurt glamping (from $79).
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
That’s how the Nebraska native ended up working at Redfish Lake Lodge, applying for a summer job on a whim after being wooed by the Sawtooth Mountains on a winter yurt trip during college.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Outside the yurts, guests will find armchairs, a coffee table, fire pit and picnic table.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
That’s how the Nebraska native ended up working at Redfish Lake Lodge, applying for a summer job on a whim after being wooed by the Sawtooth Mountains on a winter yurt trip during college.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Outside the yurts, guests will find armchairs, a coffee table, fire pit and picnic table.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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“Yurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yurt. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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