yard line

noun

: any of a series of marked or imaginary lines one yard apart on a football field that are parallel to the goal lines and that indicate the distance to the nearest goal line

Examples of yard line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hall was injured in the fourth quarter on a run that ended at the Lions’ four-yard line. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

With Conard on the 5-yard line and two minutes left in the game, East Hartford’s defense held off Conard for a 26-21 win Friday night. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The biggest infraction came towards the end of the third quarter when edge Chop Robinson was flagged for roughing the passer on third-and-nine when the Chiefs were on their own 5-yard line. — Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

With less than one minute remaining, the Cougars manage to make it as far as the USC 39-yard line. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yard line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline