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

The most dangerous place on the field in the third quarter was your own 38 yard line! — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Lafayette’s best scoring chance against the Huskies’ first-team defense came in the second quarter when it was set up at the 30-yard line after a pass interference call. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

The Wildcats defense gave up 438 yards but kept the Jackrabbits (1-1) out of the end zone on six of seven trips inside their 25-yard line. — Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The third-quarter goal-line stand, that saw Evans (1-2) take four cracks at the end zone from the 1-yard line, was impressive and loomed large in the grand scheme of things. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 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