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

That included punting on fourth-and-4 from the Texas 39 yard line when the Longhorns had done next to nothing offensively. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026

But Vikings defensive end Dallas Turner was offside on the play, turning a fourth-and-6 into a fourth-and-1 at the Minnesota 17-yard line. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The next time came with Chicago ahead, 45-31, and at the Carolina 1-yard line. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2026

The Broncos failed to convert from the Wolverines 6-yard line as Hamilton threw an incomplete pass to the end zone on the final play of the first half. — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 11 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