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.

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

The Moroccan government on Thursday made fresh calls for dialogue with the youth collective GenZ 212, whose members have been staging nationwide protests since late September to demand reforms and a change of government.

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Some of these shows allow you to keep some of the staging props, like new furniture or art brought in by the designer or contractor, but this isn’t always the case.

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The order said federal officials had previously used Chicago Public Schools parking lots and a city-owned parking lot as a staging site for federal immigration-enforcement operations.

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The initial staging area, which was in the path of the evacuation route and the fire, was consumed by flames within 30 minutes, the report said.

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The production that opened Sunday at the Mark Taper Forum, its last stop of a multi-city tour, is directed by Whitney White, who received a Tony nomination for the Broadway staging.

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Related Words

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