A raised platform or area, usually in a theater, where performances are given. The actors took their places on the stage as the curtain rose.
A particular phase or period in a process, development, or series of events. The project is currently in the planning stage.
A section of a journey or process. The first stage of the journey was a flight to Paris.
A place where something is performed or presented. The city served as the stage for the international conference.
The world of theatre and acting; the profession or activity of performing plays. After forty years on the stage, she decided to retire from acting.
The flat platform on a microscope where a specimen slide is placed for observation. She adjusted the microscope stage to bring the bacteria into focus.
A stagecoach (historical). The overland stage arrived at the frontier town just before dusk.
A section of a launch vehicle that has its own engines and fuel and is jettisoned once its propellant is exhausted. The rocket’s third stage ignited perfectly, boosting the payload into orbit.