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

Achane, who has 33 touchdowns in 40 games, is on pace for the second-most rushing yardage in a single season by a Dolphins player, behind only Ricky Williams’ 2002 season. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025

The Jets stuck with them Sunday even as the Falcons doubled the Jets’ yardage total in the first half (172-71) and ran all over the Jets’ defense — Bijan Robinson had 142 yards and a touchdown. —Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025

Against this Browns defense, gaining any yardage is impressive. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025

However, one intermediate play erased positive yardage for the Bears, and has now drawn a hefty fine from the NFL. —Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025

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