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 Three cars were making a return trip to staging areas near the Egyptian border, heading along Al-Rasheed Road. Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 The state this month seized control of a public park on the border despite the protests of local officials to use as a staging area for arrests and installation of border barriers. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024 As Border Patrol vans and buses transported some of the migrants away from the staging area, other vehicles brought new arrivals who had just crossed the Rio Grande. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023 Called the McKinley landfill, the green space was used in the 1960s as a staging area for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks, and later as the starting point for the annual Great Circus Parade. Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024 Military humvees and Texas National Guard troops guard the entrance to the park, which is used as a staging area for patrols. USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 In the spring, the base and staging area for Leo will be completed near the paved walking path that circles the barn. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024 The gravel overflow parking lot at the Kīlauea Visitor Center will also be used as a staging area. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024 The land was used as a staging area for trail rides on the ranch and adjacent Coconino and Prescott national forest land, according to Arizona State Parks & Trails. The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging area was in 1943

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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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