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

Since the staging area for firefighters, utility workers, national guard, and police was next to our house, for the next few days firefighters were able to put out flare-ups in and around our backyard. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

From there, the organization takes them to a staging area where the shells will be cured and then placed back in the shoreline. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Seething supporters gathered near the pens’ main gate, hungry for confrontation, but men in camouflage and tactical vests whisked the two women away to a nearby staging area in a four-vehicle motorcade that slipped almost unnoticed out a side exit. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Just a few days prior to MLB’s NYC restart, the venue had served as a staging area for rescue and recovery teams, and the Mets wore caps emblazoned with the logos of the police and fire departments. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for staging area

• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• araucaria
• arenaria
• honoraria
• mercenaria
• ceria