yurt

• Yourte, habitation traditionnelle en forme de dôme, démontable et transportable, autoportante, utilisée à l'origine par les peuples nomades d'Asie centrale, et désormais aussi employée comme logement alternatif ou temporaire.

A circular, domed, portable dwelling that is self-supporting, originally used by nomadic peoples of Central Asia and now also used as an alternative or temporary housing structure.

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   A circular, domed, portable tent traditionally used by nomadic peoples in Central Asia, such as Mongols and Turkic groups, and now also used as temporary or alternative housing.

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   • The family lived in a yurt while traveling across the steppes.
   • Many people choose to build a yurt as an eco-friendly home.
   • The yurt was warm inside despite the cold wind outside.