"yo-weight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjoʊ.wait/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-yo-weight.ogg [US] Forms: yo-weights [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with the paired yo-yo weights similarly unreeled in the course of yo-yo despin. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: yo-weight Categories (topical): Astronautics Synonyms: yo tumbler

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