staging

[ stey-jing ]

noun

1. the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage.
2. a temporary platform or structure of posts and boards for support, as in building; scaffolding.
3. home staging ( def ).
4. Rocketry. the in-flight separation of a rocket stage from the remaining stages of a multistage missile or launch vehicle.
5. the business of running stagecoaches.
6. the act of traveling by stages or by stagecoach.

staging

/ ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. any temporary structure used in the process of building, esp the horizontal platforms supported by scaffolding

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging¹

1275–1325; Middle English ( stage, -ing ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging¹

C14: from stage + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Finally, the staging ground at Blair Mountain sets the stage for a worker-rights debate that, especially in the poorest corners of this country, speaks to the rampant unfair conditions facing Americans.

From Time

They’ll act as offshore staging grounds for Starship launch activities, and the name is appropriate because the eventual plan is to have Starship provide transport for both people and goods to and from the red planet.

From TechCrunch

Harry is co-creator and co-executive producer with Winfrey of the Apple TV series and as such would have control of the questions, staging and editing.

From Washington Post

The staging and choreography, the ticketing of guests, the timing, and fine points of related ceremonies for various academic units and sub-units are all carefully scripted.

From Washington Post

When I wrote about Soona in 2019, the model focused on staging shoots that can deliver videos and photos in 24 hours or less.

From TechCrunch

Nazi t-shirts are also very popular in Thailand, which is one step away from staging a revival of Springtime For Hitler.

From The Daily Beast

The group encompasses Byrne's art-rock solitariness and the dissociation effects in the spare—somewhat Godardian—staging.

From The Daily Beast

At the time, Madonna was staging her first real comeback and she chose videos as her battleground.

From The Daily Beast

He goes down to the secure motorcade staging area, looking for a solution.

From The Daily Beast

How about staging large-scale NATO military maneuvers at the border and freezing the assets of the kleptocracy?

From The Daily Beast

From the scenic point of view it interested me greatly, and I was also much impressed by the truly marvellous staging of the work.

From Project Gutenberg

The bridge was constructed in 1888 by the Phoenix Bridge Company, and was erected on staging.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, from the class that tried to be clever and bluff the people out of their power by staging this war.

From Project Gutenberg

Superficially the task of staging The Beggars Opera was one of supreme ease.

From Project Gutenberg

The little cracked bells of the tiny church have been tinkling and in front of the church is a staging for a tombola.

From Project Gutenberg

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