yardage

¹

[ yahr-dij ]

noun

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

yardage

²

[ 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.

yardage

¹

/ ˈjɑːdɪdʒ /

noun

1. a length measured in yards

yardage

²

/ ˈjɑːdɪdʒ /

noun

1. the use of a railway yard in the transportation of cattle
2. the charge for this

Word History and Origins

Origin of yardage¹

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

Origin of yardage²

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

Example Sentences

Through Week 7, the Tennessee Titans running back leads the league for the third time in as many years in rushing yardage.

From FiveThirtyEight

Vortex’s Horizontal Component Distance range mode offers quick calculation of yardage with automatic correction for slope, suitable for most archery and rifle situations.

From Outside Online

Eight of those 15 touchdowns were on deep passes of 20 yards or more, an enticing reward if your league awards bonus points for touchdown yardage.

From Washington Post

Yet in either 17-game projection method, receiving yardage comes out eerily the same — suggesting that today’s wideouts catch more, shorter passes that result in the same ground gained.

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Wentz ranks 32nd out of 33 qualifying quarterbacks in adjusted yards per pass attempt, a stat that takes interceptions, sacks and yardage gained into account.

From Washington Post

Generally the size of the pit is roughly measured, and the yardage figured from this measurement.

From Project Gutenberg

Knowing the mix, a percentage of the total yardage of concrete will be the amount of sand that has been moved.

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"I don't know a yardage record from a bushel basket," she sighed.

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The largest yardage for the whole work in any one week was 3,238 cu.

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A mechanical arrangement capable of handling a considerably larger yardage of material is shown by Fig. 8.

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