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magic carpet

noun

in stories
: a carpet that can carry a person through the air

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Guests seamlessly hit the trails with short walks to the tram, two lifts, and a magic carpet, plus free equipment lockers. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025 The airboat is the magic carpet of swamp transportation. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Curt Cignetti’s first season in Bloomington was a magic carpet ride of sorts as an 11-2 campaign (that began 10-0 ) represented the first time in school history the Hoosiers won more than nine games. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Now, journalism has been called a magic carpet ride. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025 By the numbers: 1,000 feet of vertical Two chairs, two terrain parks, one magic carpet The vibe: Canaan draws the workout-hard, play-hard crowd. Kristen Hinman, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 The majority of the runs are either green or blue, while the dedicated ski school area The Hideout has a magic carpet lift for children as young as two and a half. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025 Watch on Deadline The current through-Friday of $33M is 28% ahead of last year’s Christmas release, Wonka; and on par with Disney’s Aladdin (which ended up with magic carpet legs) on a like-for-like basis. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024 Cooper says the team received positive feedback, and one individual compared it to riding a magic carpet. Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022

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“Magic carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20carpet. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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