staging post

British

noun

a place where a journey is usually broken, esp a stopover on a flight

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There had also been speculation among observers that were US ground forces to look to deploy inside Iran then Kharg would be an obvious first staging post.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Or will it be yet another staging post in a long, drawn out negotiation?

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Like the so-called jungle in more recent times, it had been a staging post for many trying to reach the UK.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Fire brigade rescue teams were there in large numbers at a staging post on dry land, and boats were lined up along a road which had become a river.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Though we had miles to go before an oasis, and farther still to the next staging post before Kashgar, I spoke a prayer of thanks.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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