staging area

noun

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

Examples of staging area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And then we were driven up to the staging area, where all the Broncos were lined up. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024 Veterinary staff conduct health exams on the pups and they are trucked to a staging area close to the wild den. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for staging area 

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging area was in 1943

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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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