Synonyms of staging ground

staging ground

noun

as in staging area

Related Words

• staging area
• center
• foothold
• front
• installation
• headquarters
• base
• camp
• station
• footing
• emplacement
• bridgehead
• fortress
• beachhead
• stronghold
• bastion
• airbase
• field
• battlefront
• fastness
• toehold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staging ground

During a late afternoon this past October in Goodwood, England, at an airfield that was formerly a staging ground for the Royal Air force during World War II, a massive hangar was shrouded in mystery and redolent with a sense of anticipation. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026

Since then, libertarian-minded organizations have sometimes used islands as staging grounds for real-world political projects. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026

In September last year, Scotland secured a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Belarus at Zalaegerszeg near the Austrian and Slovenian borders, after a ruling by UEFA over the role of Belarus as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026

Many support a deal that would neither allow Syria to be used as a staging ground for attacks against Israel nor endorse Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025