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yo-weights

yo-weights is the plural of yo-weight.

Meaning of yo-weight

Noun

yo-weight (plural yo-weights)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    yo tumbler

Questions about yo-weights

What is yo-weights the plural of?
Yo-weights is the plural of yo-weight.

Words near yo-weights in the dictionary

  1. yo-heave-ho
  2. yo-heave-ho theory
  3. yo-ho
  4. yo-ho-ho
  5. yo-weight
  6. yo-weights
  7. yo-yo
  8. yo-yo club
  9. yo-yo clubs
  10. yo-yo de-spin
  11. yo-yo despin

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