- staging post
- noun Date: 1911 stopover 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
staging post
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staging post — staging posts also staging post 1) N COUNT A staging post on a long journey is a place where people who are making that journey usually stop, for example to rest or to get new supplies. [BRIT] The island is a staging post for many visiting yachts … English dictionary
staging post — noun A regular point of call on an air route • • • Main Entry: ↑stage * * * staging post, British. staging area. »France is the principal staging post between the Orient and the United States in the opium chain (Manchester Guardian Weekly). * * * … Useful english dictionary
staging post — n a place where people, planes, ships etc stop on a long journey, for example to rest or get supplies ▪ a staging post on the flight from Australia … Dictionary of contemporary English
staging post — staging ,post noun count BRITISH 1. ) OLD FASHIONED a place where travelers can stop during a long trip 2. ) one of the stages reached before achieving a final aim … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
staging post — ► NOUN ▪ a place at which people or vehicles regularly stop during a journey … English terms dictionary
staging post — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms staging post : singular staging post plural staging posts British 1) old fashioned a place where travellers can stop during a long journey by land 2) one of the stages reached before achieving a final aim … English dictionary
staging-post — see staging post … English dictionary
staging post — noun (C) a place where a stop is regularly made on a long journey: Bahrain is a staging post on the flight from Britain to Australia. compare stopover … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
staging post — noun a place at which people or vehicles regularly stop during a journey … English new terms dictionary
staging post — /ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ poʊst/ (say stayjing pohst) noun → stage (def. 7) …
