magic carpet

English

Noun

magic carpet (plural magic carpets)

(fairy tales) A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.
(skiing) a conveyor belt to transport skiers/snowboarders

Usage notes

(skiing): The magic carpet usually transports from the base of a bunny hill ski run to its top or as a way to get on a chair lift without needing to be stationary

Synonyms

(skiing):

carpet lift

Coordinate terms

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Translations

a carpet capable of magical flight

Arabic: الْبِسَاط السِّحْرِيّ‎ m (al-bisāṭ as-siḥriyy), بِسَاط الرِّيح‎ m (bisāṭ ar-rīḥ)
Azerbaijani: uçan xalça
Chinese:
Mandarin: 魔毯 (mótǎn)
Dutch: vliegend tapijt c
French: tapis volant (fr) m
German: fliegender Teppich m
Hebrew: מרבד קסמים‎ m (marvád ksamím)
Hungarian: varázsszőnyeg (hu)

Japanese: 魔法の絨毯 (まほうのじゅうたん, mahō no jūtan)
Persian: قالیچه پرنده‎ (qâliče-ye parande)
Portuguese: tapete mágico m
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} covor magic n , ^{(please verify)} covor zburător n
Russian: ковёр-самолёт (ru) m (kovjór-samoljót)
Swedish: flygande matta
Turkish: uçan halı
Uyghur: ئۇچار گىلەم‎ (uchar gilem)

a skier/snowboarder conveyor

Dutch: sleeplift (nl) m

French: tapis roulant (fr)

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