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receiving yards

receiving yards is the plural of receiving yard.

Meaning of receiving yard

Noun

receiving yard (plural receiving yards)

  1. Yard 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

Questions about receiving yards

What is receiving yards the plural of?
Receiving yards is the plural of receiving yard.

Words near receiving yards in the dictionary

  1. receiving ship
  2. receiving ships
  3. receiving time
  4. receiving times
  5. receiving yard
  6. receiving yards
  7. receivings
  8. recelebrate
  9. recelebrated
  10. recelebrates
  11. recelebrating

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