Definition of staging post
: stopover 2
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With its deep harbor and strategic location, Havana soon became the staging post for brutal missions of discovery.
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But those are just staging posts—the physicist had his eye on the closest star system to ours, Alpha Centauri.
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First Known Use of staging post
1911
STAGING POST Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of staging post for English Language Learners
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: a place where people can stop for rest, supplies, etc., during a long journey
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