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 • Jan. 30, 2026

"The way this thing moved was so graceful, I thought it looked like a living magic carpet," said Strickrott.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

This includes the magic carpet canopies over the beds and a divider, which separates a reading nook from the room, studded with acrylic and resin gemstones.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

To a child, a box can be a doll’s house or a rocket ship, a camera obscura or a magic carpet sailing down the concrete slides in Golden Gate Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

“We’re driving to the library on a tractor. Unless you’ve got a magic carpet you haven’t told me about. And we have to leave soon to make that bus, so...you’re ready?”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker