yurt

How To Use yurt In A Sentence

• The word yurt is originally from the Turkic word meaning "dwelling place" in the sense of "homeland"; the term came to be used in reference to the physical tent-like structures only in other languages. Yurts
• The aerie overlooked a savannah of cubicles with shelves lined with gizmos, yurtlike conference rooms, and countless microkitchens equipped with goodie-stuffed fridges and high-end espresso machines. In the Plex
• Actually, not a tent but a yurt. Times, Sunday Times
• Inuit igloos in the Arctic and felt-covered yurts on the Mongolian steppes, for example, have been used for centuries.
• He had signed on, drawn down his bank account, paid his first wife a lump sum to cover her maintenance and child support for the twins, married the love of his soul on a sere, scorched afternoon three weeks ago, and put the finishing touches on his yurt. The Silence
• Today, yurts are only used as temporary shelters by shepherds in remote, seasonal pastures.
• There are two other parks in Mongolia that have started to reintroduce the takhi ," says our guide when we are back in the warmth of his yurt, "but Hustai is their home. Wild Horses Drag You Away
• The convoy includes a huge ox-cart, bearing a yurt, the traditional round Mongol felt tent.
• In a traditional yurt, the framework is covered with felt mats and tied down with hair ropes to prevent the mats from blowing off in stiff winds.
• At one time, the nomadic Kazaks lived in yurts, cone-shaped tents of white felt stretched over a framework of wooden poles.