staging post

noun

Definition of staging post

: stopover sense 2

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With its deep harbor and strategic location, Havana soon became the staging post for brutal missions of discovery. — Néstor Martí, Smithsonian, "The Man Who Saved Havana," 18 Apr. 2018 But those are just staging posts—the physicist had his eye on the closest star system to ours, Alpha Centauri. — David Meyer, Fortune, "What the Late Stephen Hawking, Who Studied the Universe's Past, Said About Our Future," 13 Mar. 2018

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staging post

noun

English Language Learners Definition of staging post

: a place where people can stop for rest, supplies, etc., during a long journey

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