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multistage
[ muhl-ti-steyj ]
/ ˈmʌl tɪˌsteɪdʒ /
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adjective
(of a rocket or guided missile) having more than one stage.
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How to use multistage in a sentence
When the National Gallery of Art finishes its multistage comeback with Friday’s reopening of its East Building, it will not require fully vaccinated visitors to wear masks, and it will not seek proof of their vaccine status.
The masks come off at the National Gallery of Art. Smithsonian and others to follow.|Peggy McGlone|June 17, 2021|Washington PostNASA refers to the landing protocol as "seven minutes of terror" due to its complicated, multistage nature, all of which is run under automated guidance.
British Dictionary definitions for multistage
multistage
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ) /
adjective
(of a rocket or missile) having several stages, each of which can be jettisoned after it has burnt out
(of a turbine, compressor, or supercharger) having more than one rotor
(of any process or device) having more than one stage
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