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carpet tiles

British  

plural noun

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

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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

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

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