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

George Pickens grabbed a 53-yard reception over Kamari Lassiter to get the Cowboys to the 11-yard line after that. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

But one of the positives Glenn highlighted was the defense stiffening in the red zone against Chicago, which went 2 of 7 inside the New York 20-yard line. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The Raiders took the points off the board and after the penalty sent the offense back on the field for a fourth-and-2 from the Chiefs’ 23-yard line. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

With the Seminoles staring at the end zone from the 4-yard line, Daniels faked the pitch left, kept the football and charged straight up the middle, steamrolling through Virginia safety Christian Ellis before crashing into the end zone. — Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 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