yo-weight

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊ.wait/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

yo-weight (plural yo-weights)

1. (astronautics) 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.

Synonyms

• yo tumbler