yardage

1
[ yahr-dij ]

noun
  1. measurement, or the amount measured in yards; length or extent in yards.

Origin of yardage

1
First recorded in 1875–80; yard1 + -age

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Other definitions for yardage (2 of 2)

yardage2
[ yahr-dij ]

noun
  1. the use of a yard or enclosure, as in loading or unloading cattle or other livestock at a railroad station.

  2. the charge for such use.

Origin of yardage

2
First recorded in 1860–65; yard2 + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for yardage (1 of 2)

yardage1

/ (ˈjɑːdɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a length measured in yards

British Dictionary definitions for yardage (2 of 2)

yardage2

/ (ˈjɑːdɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the use of a railway yard in the transportation of cattle

  2. the charge for this

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