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

In King’s case, the Panthers trailed 30-27 with two seconds to go against Arizona, in Canton, Ohio, from the 5-yard line. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

Eventually the coaches moved the ball down to the 1-yard line anyway, and Dart hit Theo Johnson for a touchdown on a broken play against safety Tyler Nubin, who got picked on all day. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

From the 10-yard line, wide receiver Tyquan Thornton high-pointed a pass from Mahomes along the left sideline and, despite being elevated, found a way to toe-tap in bounds to complete the reception. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Both sides jogged to the 2-yard line for five high-leverage plays. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 4 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