staging area

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging area¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

From his spot in the top row of the risers, Rowlie can look down on the staging area, where the bull riders are getting ready.

From Los Angeles Times

The charges come less than two weeks after the team said they declined to allow federal immigration authorities to use Dodger Stadium parking lots as a staging area for immigration raids around Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

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

While rumors of a raid targeting migrant workers at the store spread on social media, Barragan said the real issue was a federal immigration office nearby that was being used as a staging area.

From Los Angeles Times

DHS told the BBC that the guarded area is home to one of their offices and authorities were using it "as a staging area and rioters found it".

From BBC