Dictionary

yardage en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English yard Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English yardage From yard + -age.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An amount or length measured in yards.
   • I used a yardage counter to tell me that I had about 400 yards of each thread. 2026, Tom Knisley, “Exploring S- and Z-Twist”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 42:
2. (countable, uncountable) The use of a yard, or the fee charged for it.
3. (countable, uncountable) Territory.
   • Aiyuk a junior college transfer excels in grabbing yardage after the catch. No, like, really excels. In mid-October, according a story by The Athletic, Aiyuk was averaging more yards after the catch (13.6) than Jerry Jeudy was averaging per catch 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:

Forms

Deriveds

yardage book

Translations (1)

es medida en yardas (length in yards)