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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/
: 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.