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
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As Border Patrol vans and buses transported some of the migrants away from the staging area, other vehicles brought new arrivals who had just crossed the Rio Grande.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
Called the McKinley landfill, the green space was used in the 1960s as a staging area for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks, and later as the starting point for the annual Great Circus Parade.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Military humvees and Texas National Guard troops guard the entrance to the park, which is used as a staging area for patrols.
—USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
In the spring, the base and staging area for Leo will be completed near the paved walking path that circles the barn.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
The gravel overflow parking lot at the Kīlauea Visitor Center will also be used as a staging area.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
The land was used as a staging area for trail rides on the ranch and adjacent Coconino and Prescott national forest land, according to Arizona State Parks & Trails.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Jump Creek also serves as a staging area for activities such as off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding and hunting.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Fencing is restricting access to the Eagle Pass park, which contains a staging area for the Border Patrol and the boat ramp from which patrol boats are launched, the federal government said in requesting on Jan. 2 that the Supreme Court take on the case.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
Called the McKinley landfill, the green space was used in the 1960s as a staging area for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks, and later as the starting point for the annual Great Circus Parade.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Military humvees and Texas National Guard troops guard the entrance to the park, which is used as a staging area for patrols.
—USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
In the spring, the base and staging area for Leo will be completed near the paved walking path that circles the barn.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
The gravel overflow parking lot at the Kīlauea Visitor Center will also be used as a staging area.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
The land was used as a staging area for trail rides on the ranch and adjacent Coconino and Prescott national forest land, according to Arizona State Parks & Trails.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Jump Creek also serves as a staging area for activities such as off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding and hunting.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Fencing is restricting access to the Eagle Pass park, which contains a staging area for the Border Patrol and the boat ramp from which patrol boats are launched, the federal government said in requesting on Jan. 2 that the Supreme Court take on the case.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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