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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 is also the fine dining Apex with steakhouse theme, a high-end sushi and wagyu post, a cool gourmet burger and bourbon concept, and several other food and beverage options including a winter pop up champagne and caviar yurt right outside the ski valet.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Remember to bring your own linens, too, as the park does not provide them for the beds in the yurts or cabin.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
For example, stays in the toasty yurts are already sold out for next winter.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Accommodations range from bunks in communal rooms to private yurts overlooking the Pacific.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Remember to bring your own linens, too, as the park does not provide them for the beds in the yurts or cabin.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
For example, stays in the toasty yurts are already sold out for next winter.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Accommodations range from bunks in communal rooms to private yurts overlooking the Pacific.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Yurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yurt. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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