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magic carpet

British

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

carpet, magic Cultural

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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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

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

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

"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

Can it transport you from groggy and downtrodden to bright-eyed and uplifted on a magic carpet ride of flavor and caffeine?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

And then realizes he’s soiled the magic carpet of the greatest empire in the world and says, “Oh!”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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