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

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staging area

But some neighborhood groups say the proposed staging area would only increase traffic and air pollution in Wilmington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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

In the early afternoon, the staging area — where engines were checking in — was overrun by fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025

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 ● Jun. 8, 2025

Johnson put on a surgical scrub suit and rubber gloves, and carried the box into the Level 3 staging area of the Ebola suite, where he opened the box, revealing a mass of foam peanuts.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston