Yardage is a measurement of the length or distance of something, expressed in yards.
Vijay Singh says the course will not play as long as the yardage indicates.
2. uncountable noun
In a game of football, yardage is the number of yards that a team or player manages to move the ball forward toward their opponent's end zone. Yardage is measured by lines that cross the field every five yards.
The Chiefs nearly doubled the Ravens in total yardage and time of possession.
yardage in British English1
(ˈjɑːdɪdʒ)
noun
a length measured in yards
yardage in British English2
(ˈjɑːdɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the use of a railway yard in the transportation of cattle
2.
the charge for this
yardage in American English1
(ˈjɑrdɪdʒ)
noun
1.
measurement in yards
2.
the extent or amount of something so measured
3. US
distance covered in advancing a football
yardage in American English2
(ˈjɑrdɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the use of a yard for storage, as for cattle at a railroad station
2.
the charge for this
Examples of 'yardage' in a sentence
yardage
The confidence they receive from knowing the exact yardage is a great help.