Yo-weight
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈjoʊ.wait/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yo-weight is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- yo-weights
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throw-weight, bobweight, flyweight, ejectable, downmass, shroud.
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