staging area

noun

1. an area, as a port of embarkation, where troops are assembled and readied for transit to a new field of operations.
2. any area or place serving as a point of assembly or preparation on the way to a destination.

staging area

noun

1. a general locality used as a checkpoint or regrouping area for military formations in transit

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging area¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

He goes down to the secure motorcade staging area, looking for a solution.

From The Daily Beast

Had cattle chewed down the grass or had it been groomed to be a staging area for moving contraband?

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