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

His passing yardage was his lowest since the week Jennings took over as the starter early in the 2024 season. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Florida finished the day with 42 rushing yards; UF’s total-yardage total of 325 total yards Saturday was boosted by a garbage-time TD. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Miami drafted Ollie Gordon II with the 179th pick with the belief that the big back from Oklahoma State would help the offense end the team’s short-yardage conversion struggles. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Entering the Purdue game, the Irish’s longest carry was 17 yards, though Freeman thinks his backs have shown the ability to be hard, vertical runners in short-yardage situations. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 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