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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ヤード線

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yādo sen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yard-line/ˈjɑːrd.laɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ボールは50ヤード線で保持された。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    One of a series of lines marked on a sports field, especially in American football, parallel to the end lines and indicating the distance in yards from the goal line.

    "The quarterback threw the winning touchdown pass from the ten-yard-line."
  2. 2

    A specific transverse marker used to measure field position and progress during a game.

    "The defense managed to stop the runner just short of the fifty-yard-line."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'yard', originating from Old English 'gyrd' meaning rod or stick, combined with 'line' from Latin 'linea'. The compound term emerged in the late 19th century with the codification of American football and soccer field dimensions to designate marked lines across the playing surface.

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