Definition of "yardage" []

• An amount or length measured in yards. (noun)
• Cloth sold by the yard. (noun)
• The use of a livestock yard at a station in transporting cattle by railroad. (noun)
• A fee paid for such usage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You will soon get use these settings and will be able to tell if the yardage is a little less or greater."
• "This season, Rams tight ends caught most of their passes in short yardage, which is part of their job."
• "No Redskins player disrespects Blache's '09 defensive scheme, especially since, in yardage stats, it's still far ahead of this year's crew."