magic carpet

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magic carpet

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

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magic carpet

n → tappeto volante

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Then Ozma took me over on her Magic Carpet, and the Nome King's Magic Belt took me home that time.

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Dorothy knew at once it was a magic carpet she beheld, and her heart beat high with hope and joy as she realized she was soon to be rescued and allowed to greet her dearly beloved friends of Oz--the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion.

As soon as the last bit of desert was passed and all the procession, from the beautiful and dainty Ozma to the last soldier, had reached the grassy meadows of the Land of Ev, the magic carpet rolled itself together and entirely disappeared.

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I feel like a girl in the 'Arabian Nights,' and expect to find a magic carpet or a wonderful talisman somewhere.

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Lucy, who was in the little seat, seemed on the edge of a green magic carpet which hovered in the air above the tremulous world.

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From San Diego to Sixteenth Street, Chicago, let the magic carpet be laid down.

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The stunning new ship, which features Kelly Hoppen interiors and the Magic Carpet - a movable deck cantilevered off the side of the ship which serves as a bar, restaurant and embarkation area - is arriving at her homeport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from St Nazaire a week early on November 21.

GET ON BOARD

Thrussell explained:"A magic carpet has many connotations to childhood stories.

Centara's Dubai Deira Islands resort to target families with children

The latest in a 92-year lifespan for the nameplate, the eighth-generation Phantom, continues with the latest evolution of Rolls-Royce's magic carpet ride technology, which uses map data and forward facing radars and sensors to ready the suspension for upcoming hurdles, i.

Australia : Rolls-Royce lays out red carpet for its Australian latest arrival with preview of Phantom limousine

Another bizarre case of OS was in 2009 when Amy Wolfe, 33, from Pennsylvania, US, married a magic carpet fairground ride.

MY TOWERING PASSIONS

Magic Carpet was first tested at sea in April 2015, when Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 pilots and Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) aeromechanics division engineers from Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, demonstrated the software aboard CVN 77.

Fleet flies Magic Carpet: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler pilots across the fleet are conducting pre-deployment workups using the Navy's revolutionary aircraft carrier landing software--Magic Carpet--with great success and several years ahead of schedule

The mobile magic carpet is a sensory learning tool which aims to engage people of all ages and abilities.