yardage

plural yardages

1. countableuncountableAn 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. countableuncountableThe use of a yard, or the fee charged for it.
3. countableuncountableAmerican footballTerritory.

   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