English Explanatory Dictionary

yo-weight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weight unreeled from a discarded rocket stage to unbalance the stage and cause it to tumble, preventing the stage's residual thrust from causing it to ram the payload that discarded the stage.

Pronunciation

/ˈjoʊ.wait/ en-us-yo-weight.ogg

Word forms

yo-weight yo-weights

Etymology

By analogy with the paired yo-yo weights similarly unreeled in the course of yo-yo despin.

Synonyms

yo tumbler
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