receiving yard

noun

Yard gained by the offense on a play in which a receiver caught the ball.

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Meanings

nounreceiving yard (plural receiving yards)

plural receiving yards

  1. American footballYard gained by the offense on a play in which a receiver caught the ball.

    In addition to putting up nearly 3,300 receiving yards and 32 touchdown receptions in three college seasons, he was also the main punt returner for the Sooners.

    2020 April 24, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in the New York Times
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APA

receiving yard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receiving%20yard

MLA

“receiving yard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receiving%20yard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “receiving yard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receiving%20yard.

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