yardage

English

Etymology

From yard +‎ -age.

Noun

yardage (countable and uncountable, plural yardages)

1. An amount or length measured in yards.
2. The use of a yard, or the fee charged for it.
3. (American football) Territory.
   • 2020 April 24, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in New York Time‎^[1]:

     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

Derived terms

• yardage book

Translations

length in yards

• Spanish: medida en yardas f

Anagrams

• day-ager, drayage