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yardage

yardage

17 3.7
The total distance in yards that players use in sports like golf or football
  • noun
  • /ˈjɑrdɪdʒ/
translation icon : yardaje
  • He has more combined yardage than any top running back in the game right now.
  • gains yardage
  • positive yardage
  • yardage running play

But that's how you figure out how much yardage you're actually using per garment.

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Examples

  • Cunningham has rushed for more yardage than any quarterback in NFL history.

  • Although it appeared to be about a 64-yard runback, the official yardage was 57 yards.

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  • I mean, trying to run 20% or 30% more yardage.

  • Man, we lost that year, but I did pretty well in yardage.

  • The defense is bound to give up yardage and points if you give Oregon extra chances.

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  • I think that you'd get more yardage if you used your offensive line more.

  • In a familiar refrain, Dallas is once again in a long yardage situation: second and 15.

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  • When Lattimore is getting his carries, getting positive yardage, Shaw is also getting yardage and making the throws.

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  • Career rankings of the single-game yardage totals of Andre Johnson's last two games.

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  • He has more combined yardage than any top running back in the game right now.

How Far

mile
1.0
yardage
17 3.7
yard
1.0
foot
1.0
inch
1.0

Surface Forms

yardage singular
yardages plural

Morphology

yardage = yard (transparent) = yard + age

The word is a straightforward noun formed from 'yard' plus '-age' to mean an amount or measurement in yards.

Etymology

Yardage comes from yard, which is a unit meaning 'three feet', plus the ending -age that shows an 'amount', as in mileage. So yardage means the total distance measured in yards, which is why you hear it in sports or when measuring a room.