yardage

1 of 2

noun (1)

yard·​age ˈyär-dij 

1

: the use of a livestock enclosure for animals in transit provided by a railroad at a station

2

: a charge made by a railroad for the use of a livestock enclosure

yardage

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

a

: an aggregate number of yards

b

: the length, extent, or volume of something as measured in yards

2

: yard goods

Examples of yardage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Warren alone nearly quadrupled the yardage count of all three Broncos tight ends on the day (79 to 22). —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025

Without Jeanty being able to rifle off chunk yardage on downs, the team will remain one-dimensional behind the arm of Smith. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

Saquon Barkley, who carried 22 times for 88 yards and a touchdown, picked up the necessary yardage to allow Hurts to kneel out the clock. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Wonnum intercepted Murray for his first career pick, and Young kept finding Renfrow, McMillan, tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders and running back Chuba Hubbard for positive yardage. —Joseph Person, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

yard entry 1

Noun (2)

yard entry 4

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

yardage

noun

yard·​age

ˈyärd-ij

1

: a total number of yards

2

: the length or size of something measured in yards