Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A temporary platform or system of platforms used for support; scaffolding.
- noun The process or manner of putting on a play on the stage.
- noun The act of jettisoning a stage of a multistage rocket.
- noun The operation of stagecoaches as an enterprise.
- noun Travel by stagecoach.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A temporary structure of posts and boards for support, as in building; scaffolding.
- noun The business of running or managing stagecoaches, or the act of traveling in them.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- noun The business of running stagecoaches; also, the act of journeying in stagecoaches.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
stage . - noun theater A
performance of aplay - noun A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- noun The business of running
stagecoaches . - noun The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun travel by stagecoach
- noun a system of scaffolds
- noun getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- noun the production of a drama on the stage
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Examples
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In this context, therefore, exposing the Qana staging is as much part of the "war on terror" (albeit a small part) as all the many other activities against the terrorists.
It's all the same war! Richard 2006
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What he does recommend, however, is a process he calls staging, which is essentially a series of progressively harder rules.
ParentDish 2010
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I gather that 'staging' is actually short for 'name-games-ice-breakers-hideous-shots time', but I agree that 'staging' is a far more agreeable title.
Upon Departure... Zach Center 2005
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I gather that 'staging' is actually short for 'name-games-ice-breakers-hideous-shots time', but I agree that 'staging' is a far more agreeable title.
Archive 2005-09-01 Zach Center 2005
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This week alone a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting venue and a bridge crumbled outside the main staging ground, Nehru Stadium, injuring 27.
Dave Zirin: When Sports Attacks; The 2010 Commonwealth Games Dave Zirin 2010
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They would be staging, in other words, at the same places Ferran did.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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The staging is eye-catching; though, as conventional as can be.
No Clowning Around 2009
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They would be staging, in other words, at the same places Ferran did.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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This week alone a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting venue and a bridge crumbled outside the main staging ground, Nehru Stadium, injuring 27.
Dave Zirin: When Sports Attacks; The 2010 Commonwealth Games Dave Zirin 2010
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This week alone a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting venue and a bridge crumbled outside the main staging ground, Nehru Stadium, injuring 27.
Dave Zirin: When Sports Attacks; The 2010 Commonwealth Games Dave Zirin 2010
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Staging, soft g, means working for no pay at a very fancy restaurant for a short period of time, to pad your résumé and “gain experience.”
Cookbooks Are Finally Telling the Truth About the Worst Part of Cooking Marian Bull 2023
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