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.

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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

Example Sentences

Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area, which based on online renderings, will form an octagon-shaped ring surrounded by a wire-mesh fence and thousands of temporary seats.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Embassy staff hostages nearly 46 years ago—had failed dramatically after a series of mishaps, punctuated by a fiery crash at a desert staging area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Paramount was chosen as the starting point because it’s where protests first erupted in early June after federal agents were spotted at a staging area near a Home Depot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Russia has not commented, but state media reported that forces had hit a "military staging area" in Sumy province.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

As their fuel ran low, they flew to the makeshift staging area at Toutle High School, refueled, and took off again.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone