yardage

1 of 2

noun (1)

yard·​age ˈyär-dij 

1

: the use of a livestock enclosure for animals in transit provided by a railroad at a station

2

: a charge made by a railroad for the use of a livestock enclosure

yardage

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

a

: an aggregate number of yards

b

: the length, extent, or volume of something as measured in yards

2

: yard goods

Examples of yardage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Sure enough, the same two franchises played for the King Sport crown 11 seasons earlier, Patriots winning 28-24 when Seattle failed to give the ball to Marshawn Lynch in late short-yardage and threw an interception. —Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026

When the teams’ yardage totals from scrimmage were added up across those games, the Rams came out on top by … all of one yard, 830 to 829. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026

Interestingly enough, Stafford’s passing yardage totals have gone down in the past few weeks – from that 457-yard game against Seattle to 269 in a loss in Atlanta, followed by 259 in a comeback victory over the woeful Arizona Cardinals in the final regular-season game. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026

Has consistently shown well in key short-yardage situations. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

yard entry 1

Noun (2)

yard entry 4

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

yardage

noun

yard·​age

ˈyärd-ij

1

: a total number of yards

2

: the length or size of something measured in yards