multistage

adjective

mul·​ti·​stage ˈməl-tē-ˌstāj 

-ˌtī-

1

: having successive operating stages

especially : having propulsion units that operate in turn

multistage rockets

2

: conducted by or occurring in stages

a multistage investigation

Examples of multistage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1998, North Korea launched its first multistage ballistic missile over Japan. —Andrew Yeo, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2023

The two missile-engine tests at Sohae - a facility that Kim had pledged to dismantle - sparked speculation that North Korea is preparing to unveil a more powerful, multistage rocket to launch satellites into space. —Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2019

The multistage rockets can now hit the lower 48 states, and there was a legitimate military threat that brought them to the table. —Fox News, 13 June 2018

So the cactus has evolved a multistage approach to photosynthesis. —Natalie Angier, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for multistage

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• age
• gauge
• phage
• plage
• rage
• stage
• wage
• alienage
• assuage

Kids Definition

multistage

adjective

mul·​ti·​stage ˈməl-ti-ˌstāj 

: operating in or involving two or more stages

a multistage rocket