staging area

noun

Synonyms of staging areanext
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied

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The airport is also serving as a staging area to assist with hurricane recovery efforts. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Since the staging area for firefighters, utility workers, national guard, and police was next to our house, for the next few days firefighters were able to put out flare-ups in and around our backyard. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 From there, the organization takes them to a staging area where the shells will be cured and then placed back in the shoreline. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging area

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staging area was in 1943

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