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

On second-and-8 at the Kansas City 27-yard line in the third quarter, rookie fifth-round running back Emmett Johnson ran up the middle for four yards, and a defensive holding gave the Chiefs a fresh set of downs. — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

In addition to lamenting the penalties, Johnson also wasn’t pleased with the offense’s performance inside the 20-yard line. — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The teams exchanged possessions and then Nickerson engineered an 83-yard scoring drive — featuring a 48-yard pass to Jeremiah Allen — that put the ball at the 1-yard line. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

The exhibition wrapped up with another special teams blunder, wide receiver Tahj Washington muffing a punt inside the 10-yard line to lose possession. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 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