Определение staging post в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
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. The island is a staging-post for many visiting yachts on their way south
If you describe an action or achievement as a staging post, you mean that it helps you reach a particular goal that you have. Privatisation is a necessary staging post to an open market. a place where people, planes, ships etc stop on a long journey, for example to rest or get supplies