Stage

/steɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

A phase..

Definitions by Sense

1. A phase.
2. (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
3. (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
4. A floor or storey of a house.
5. A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
6. A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
7. A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
8. (dated) A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station, way station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

Example Sentences

He is in the recovery stage of his illness.

Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.

Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage in the progress of society.

"They're bikini briefs", Nicole said. "That just means sexy underwear." "I though naked was sexy." "Well, it is. But sexy comes in stages".

The Russians had promised to withdraw in three stages. One stage had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base at Liaotung.

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.

The band returned to the stage to play an encore.

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• stages
• staging
• staged

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