magic carpet

British  

noun

1. (in fairy stories) a carpet capable of transporting people through the air

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carpet, magic Cultural  

1. A flying carpet that takes people anywhere they wish to go. It figures in many Asian folktales, notably in the stories of the Arabian Nights.

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Example Sentences

While the Roadster rode rough, the Straubel mule, with Mercedes’s finely tuned suspension and Tesla’s all but silent battery-powered motor, flew like a magic carpet ride.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lolita Chakrabarti’s smart adaptation rode the magic carpet of Max Webster’s staging, which had the most enchanting menagerie of puppets since “The Lion King.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Curious! I wonder if we will scale a mountain, with crampons and a pickax? Or perhaps the trip will involve a magic carpet, or heaven forbid, a flying broomstick! Imagine trying to hold on to one of those at high speed!”

From Literature

"There's a generational shift at play and it's like being transported back on a magic carpet."

From BBC

The production, which opened Friday at the Ahmanson Theatre under the fizzy direction of Luke Sheppard, reimagines a new post-Romeo life for Juliet while riding a magic carpet of chart-toppers from juggernaut Swedish producer Max Martin, who has spun gold with Katy Perry, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, among other pop titans.

From Los Angeles Times