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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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Excellent, if your tastes trend toward carpet tiles, hospital lighting, and the trapped-animal sensation of entering a room with no exit.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Greenstream Flooring in Porth give away re-used carpet tiles to people in need who have been referred.

From BBC ● May 15, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021

While Interface’s carpet tiles are carbon negative as a result of myriad small improvements, some carbontech products rely on a singular idea, or a large technological leap, to reformulate old products.

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

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