staging area

noun

Synonyms of staging areanext
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied

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Even existing venues that are used to staging massive events will not have the same seating capacity and layout as normal because the Olympics requires special staging areas and stakeholder seating for Olympic family members, media or officials. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Losing even a handful of these staging areas can jeopardize one of the world’s rarest migratory birds. — Nathan W. Cooper, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 After Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross used it for a mobile kitchen and a staging area for relief. — Henry Kornaros, Curbed, 26 June 2026 Fighters have been emerging for their bouts from inside the presidential residence, using it as a staging area to get warmed up. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging area

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staging area was in 1943

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