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magic carpet

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

in children's stories, a special carpet that you can sit on as it flies through the airLegendary and mythological characters
(Definition of magic carpet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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