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carpet tiles

British  

plural noun

  1. small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The carpet tiles on the wall contributed to the spread of the fire.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2024

Think peel-and-stick carpet tiles, vinyl plank flooring and vinyl sheet flooring.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2021

The company, based in Atlanta, makes commercial flooring — carpet tiles, lightly napped, highly durable, easily overlooked in the commercial offices and educational facilities where they are mostly in use.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2021

Without Kickstarter, Crowdfunder, Crowdcube et al, the innovative schemes of countless chefs, restaurateurs and culinary inventors would have withered and died on the carpet tiles of a bank-manager’s office.

From The Guardian Jun. 25, 2015

An experiment with producing hand-woven jute and hemp carpet tiles in India was shelved because Interface was unable to find a market for them, says Lindsay James, Interface’s restorative enterprise vice president.

From BusinessWeek Sep. 4, 2014

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