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staging area

American  

noun

  1. an area, as a port of embarkation, where troops are assembled and readied for transit to a new field of operations.

  2. any area or place serving as a point of assembly or preparation on the way to a destination.

staging area British  

noun

  1. a general locality used as a checkpoint or regrouping area for military formations in transit

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Etymology

Origin of staging area

First recorded in 1940–45

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Staging area for U.S. forces in Antarctica is Christchurch, N.Z.

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