magic carpet

noun

A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.

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Meanings

nounmagic carpet (plural magic carpets)

plural magic carpets

  1. fictionA carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.

    Have you ever been, have you ever been, to Electric Ladyland? / The magic carpet waits for you, so don't you be late

    1968, Jimi Hendrix, “Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)”, in Electric Ladyland, performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Synonyms: flying carpet

  2. hobbiesA conveyor belt to transport skiers/snowboarders.

    The relaunch of the railway comes alongside other major improvement works including new 'magic carpet' conveyor belts for skiers using the beginner slopes.

    2023 April 5, “News in pictures: New livery adorns Cairngorm funicular”, in RAIL, number 980, page 28

    Synonyms: carpet lift

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.

Similar
flying carpet

nounA conveyor belt to transport skiers/snowboarders.

Similar
carpet lift
Also see
flying carpet

Translations

Afrikaans vlieënde tapyt
  • vlieënde tapytcarpet capable of magical flight
Arabic بِسَاط سِحْرِيّ, بِسَاط الرِّيح
  • بِسَاط سِحْرِيّ (bisāṭ siḥriyy)carpet capable of magical flight
  • بِسَاط الرِّيح (bisāṭ ar-rīḥ)carpet capable of magical flight
Basque alfonbra hegalari
  • alfonbra hegalaricarpet capable of magical flight
Bengali উড়ন্ত গালিচা
  • উড়ন্ত গালিচা (uṛonto galica)carpet capable of magical flight
Bulgarian вълшебно килимче
  • вълшебно килимче (vălšebno kilimče)carpet capable of magical flight
Catalan catifa voladora
  • catifa voladoracarpet capable of magical flight
Chinese Mandarin 魔毯
  • 魔毯 (mótǎn)carpet capable of magical flight
Czech létající koberec
  • létající kobereccarpet capable of magical flight
Danish flyvende tæppe
  • flyvende tæppecarpet capable of magical flight
Dutch vliegend tapijt, sleeplift
  • vliegend tapijtcarpet capable of magical flight
  • sleepliftskier/snowboarder conveyor
Esperanto magia tapiŝo, fluganta tapiŝo
  • magia tapiŝocarpet capable of magical flight
  • fluganta tapiŝocarpet capable of magical flight
Estonian lendav vaip
  • lendav vaipcarpet capable of magical flight
Finnish lentävä matto, taikamatto
  • lentävä mattocarpet capable of magical flight
  • taikamattocarpet capable of magical flight
  • taikamattoskier/snowboarder conveyor
  • mattohissiskier/snowboarder conveyor
French tapis volant, tapis roulant
  • tapis volantcarpet capable of magical flight
  • tapis roulantskier/snowboarder conveyor
German fliegender Teppich
  • fliegender Teppichcarpet capable of magical flight
Greek μαγικό χαλί
  • μαγικό χαλί (magikó chalí)carpet capable of magical flight
Hebrew מרבד קסמים
  • מרבד קסמים (marvád ksamím)carpet capable of magical flight
Hindi जादुई क़ालीन
  • जादुई क़ालीन (jāduī qālīn)carpet capable of magical flight
Hungarian varázsszőnyeg, repülőszőnyeg
  • varázsszőnyegcarpet capable of magical flight
  • repülőszőnyegcarpet capable of magical flight
Indonesian permadani terbang
  • permadani terbangcarpet capable of magical flight
Italian tappeto volante
  • tappeto volantecarpet capable of magical flight
Japanese 魔法の絨毯
  • 魔法の絨毯 (mahō no jūtan)carpet capable of magical flight
Latvian lidojošais paklājs
  • lidojošais paklājscarpet capable of magical flight
Lithuanian skraidantis kilimas
  • skraidantis kilimascarpet capable of magical flight
Norwegian Bokmål flyvende teppe
  • flyvende teppecarpet capable of magical flight
Persian قالیچه پرنده
  • قالیچه پرنده (qâliče-ye parande)carpet capable of magical flight
Polish latający dywan, wyciąg dywanowy
  • latający dywancarpet capable of magical flight
  • wyciąg dywanowyskier/snowboarder conveyor
Portuguese tapete mágico, tapete voador
  • tapete mágicocarpet capable of magical flight
  • tapete voadorcarpet capable of magical flight
Romanian covor magic, covor zburător
  • covor magiccarpet capable of magical flight
  • covor zburătorcarpet capable of magical flight
Russian ковёр-самолёт
  • ковёр-самолёт (kovjór-samoljót)carpet capable of magical flight
Slovak lietajúci koberec
  • lietajúci kobereccarpet capable of magical flight
Spanish alfombra mágica, alfombra voladora
  • alfombra mágicacarpet capable of magical flight
  • alfombra voladoracarpet capable of magical flight
Swedish flygande matta
  • flygande mattacarpet capable of magical flight
Turkish uçan halı
  • uçan halıcarpet capable of magical flight
Ukrainian килим-самоліт
  • килим-самоліт (kylym-samolit)carpet capable of magical flight
Cite this entry
APA

magic carpet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20carpet

MLA

“magic carpet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20carpet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magic carpet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20carpet.

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