staging area
noun
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied
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This six-hour event will host various activities at three staging areas.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
From the staging area, the Crockett Ranch Trail trail leads up a beautifully forested path to a long tunnel under the Cummings Skyway.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Rumors spread on social media that the team had allowed ICE agents to use their parking lot as a staging area.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
On Thursday morning, several social media images appeared to show ICE agents using Dodger Stadium’s parking lots as a staging area.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
From the staging area, the Crockett Ranch Trail trail leads up a beautifully forested path to a long tunnel under the Cummings Skyway.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Rumors spread on social media that the team had allowed ICE agents to use their parking lot as a staging area.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
On Thursday morning, several social media images appeared to show ICE agents using Dodger Stadium’s parking lots as a staging area.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for staging area
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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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