staging area

noun

: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied

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The 2025 Memorial Day Parade will begin in the staging area at Mahtomedi High School and then go down Stillwater Road (CSAH 12), to Veterans Memorial Park. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025 Inside a living-room-like staging area with a fireplace and a piano, Stone records podcasts and conducts interviews. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 On Saturday morning, Russia's defense ministry claimed its forces hit a military staging area in the Sumy region, around 31 miles southeast of Bilopillia, but did not mention any other attacks in the area. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025 The island of Guam is home to several U.S. military bases, serving as a major staging area to project America's power against China, which is 1,800 miles away. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging area

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging area was in 1943

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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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