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staging

staging

22 4.7
A temporary platform workers stand on to reach high parts during building or repair work
  • noun
  • /ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : andamio
  • The construction crew set up a staging area to organize their tools and materials safely.
  • a staging area
  • staging equipment
  • a staging ground

Examples

  • The seven-acre plant consists of a 25,000-square-foot packaging center and a paved staging and distribution area.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Vouti and Michaels, have them meet us at the staging area.

    Thick as Thieves (2009)

  • - Come down to the staging area.

    Madame Web (2024)

  • We are at the staging area.

    The Black Hole (2006)

  • Please direct me to the Rehab staging area.

    RoboCop 3 (1993)

  • And we could use the Metro West facilities as a staging area.

    RoboCop 3 (1993)

  • "Yes, at the staging area we can put on makeup for the cameras.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • - Riders for heat two in the line, riders for heat three into the staging area.

    Rad (1986)

  • They were using it as a staging area.

    Mercenary for Justice (2006)

  • ORAM: Everyone, let's set up a staging area here.

    Alien: Covenant (2017)

Synonyms

scaffolding
vsstaging
20 3.6

A temporary platform of boards and metal poles that workers use to reach high parts of a building

also includes such supporting structures but adds use for theatrical productions

Compounds

staging area
  • Jargon
16 6.4

A place where soldiers and equipment gather and get ready before a mission

key staging post
6.7

An important stop that helps people or goods move forward

How Big

staging
  • UK
22 4.7
scaffold
7 4.0
platform
90 1.6

Surface Forms

staging singular
stagings plural

Morphology

staging = stage (semi-transparent) = stage + ing

The form is clear, but the specific sense 'scaffolding' is a specialized extension from 'stage' and is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Staging in this sense comes from stage meaning a 'platform' or 'place to stand', so it refers to the temporary platforms and scaffolds that give people a safe place to work high up.