fantasydevice

noun
UK /ˈfæntəsi dɪˌvaɪs/
US /ˈfæntəsi dɪˌvaɪs/

A made-up machine that does amazing things only in stories and dreams.

The wizard used a fantasydevice to turn the river into lemonade.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tool that appears in a fictional world and follows that world's own rules.

In the novel, the fantasydevice let people talk to trees.

3. A playful idea for a machine that does not exist yet.

Her notebook was full of sketches of a fantasydevice that could clean her room.

4. A prop or toy that looks like a magical machine.

The kids built a cardboard fantasydevice for their space play.