staging area
noun
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied
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When construction starts on the Seeley Avenue project in February, the farmhouse will be moved to a temporary staging area, and its final move to History Park will happen in spring or summer, when there’s a greater likelihood of good weather.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
So far, cranes have lifted about 120 containers from the Dali, with another 20 to go before workers can build a staging area and begin removing pieces of the mangled steel and crumbling concrete.
—Lea Skene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
In a strange turn of events, Tropicana Field was initially designated by the state to become a staging area for first responders and emergency management services in the aftermath of the storm.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
But the land is near SpaceX’s operations, known as Starbase, and according to the lawsuit, SpaceX has been using the land without permission for about six months as a staging area for construction: clearing vegetation, parking vehicles, storing gravel and running generators.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
So far, cranes have lifted about 120 containers from the Dali, with another 20 to go before workers can build a staging area and begin removing pieces of the mangled steel and crumbling concrete.
—Lea Skene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
In a strange turn of events, Tropicana Field was initially designated by the state to become a staging area for first responders and emergency management services in the aftermath of the storm.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
But the land is near SpaceX’s operations, known as Starbase, and according to the lawsuit, SpaceX has been using the land without permission for about six months as a staging area for construction: clearing vegetation, parking vehicles, storing gravel and running generators.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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