Meaning of red carpet in English

red carpet

/ˌred ˈkɑːr.pət/ uk

/ˌred ˈkɑː.pɪt/

the red carpet

(also the carpet)

a long, red floor covering that is put down for an important or famous person when they go on an official visit or attend a special event:

The red carpet has been laid out for 48 leaders who will be attending the conference.

She felt like an Oscar nominee getting out of her limo and walking down the carpet.

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There are more important issues that what the celebs are wearing on the red carpet.
Stepping onto the carpet, the actor smiled for the photographers jamming the sidewalk.

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red-carpet

adjective [ before noun ]

/ˌred ˈkɑːr.pɪt/ uk

/ˌred ˈkɑː.pɪt/

relating to or suitable for an official event where there is a long, red floor covering for important guests to walk on:

The magazine is full of pictures of celebrities at red-carpet events.

The governor was given the red-carpet treatment.

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In a wild week of premieres, Hollywood's red-carpet royalty glam it up.
She has faced numerous red-carpet situations, not to mention interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Diane Sawyer and David Letterman.
On Thursday, he has a "red-carpet arrival" at the Manhattan Planet Hollywood, where he will preside over a lunch.
It's tricky being a debut novelist who's been given the red-carpet treatment by a powerful publisher.
red-carpet gowns

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(Definition of red carpet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of red carpet

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The dinner, a long-standing tradition, has morphed from a relatively low-key gathering of journalists and their sources into a glamorous red-carpet affair.

From Reuters

Instead, the anointed are thrust into a whirlwind of nomination announcements, red-carpet appearances, pre-parties and rehearsals.

From Hollywood Reporter

Let's take a look inside their red-carpet closet.

From USA TODAY

There will be press conferences and a red-carpet walk by my father and his wife (my sister).

From Hollywood Reporter

Her red-carpet arrival at the awards had been calm but crowd-pleasing, and then she took home a trio of awards, including international breakthrough act, international female and international album.

From Los Angeles Times

The red-carpet event starts with a reception.

From New York Daily News

Instead of a race to see who can imitate a red-carpet star best, why not focus on a "race" to discover and present the wonderful unique person each girl is?

From CNN

And the show was, for the most part, a celebration of that dress, beloved by celebrities for red-carpet appearances, and the one that made a name for the designer.

From New York Times

Red-carpet interviews were called off (it was photos only) and no protesters were outside.

From USA TODAY

We are not interested in a red-carpet tour during which the very best would be trotted our for propaganda purposes.

From Project Gutenberg

And yet you got the red-carpet treatment.

From Project Gutenberg

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