From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
staging
n 1: the production of a drama on the stage [syn: {theatrical
production}, staging]
2: a system of scaffolds [syn: scaffolding, staging]
3: travel by stagecoach
4: getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Staging \Sta"ging\ (st[=a]"j[i^]ng), n.
A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc.,
as in building.
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2. The business of running stagecoaches; also, the act of
journeying in stagecoaches.
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