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/ === Noun === yo-weight (plural yo-weights) (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