He caught the pass at the 42-yard line and sprinted for a touchdown.

42-yard 是由数字 42 和名词 yard（码，英美长度单位，约0.914米）组成的复合形容词，中间用连字符连接。这种结构常用于体育比赛中表示具体距离的位置标记，42-yard line 就是指"距离得分线42码的位置线"。