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1. (n.) payload
the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usu. expressed in weight.
2. payload
the number of paying passengers, as on an airplane.
3. payload
the bomb load, warhead, cargo, or passengers of an aircraft, rocket, missile, etc.
4. payload
the equipment carried by a spacecraft to perform a specified mission.
5. payload
the explosive energy of a warhead or of the bomb load of an aircraft.
Etymology: (1925–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) warhead, payload, load
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
2. (noun) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
goods carried by a large vehicle
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. payload
1. The sum of the weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft can carry. See also load. 2. The warhead, its container, and activating devices in a military missile. 3. The satellite or research vehicle of a space probe or research missile. 4. The load (expressed in tons of cargo or equipment, gallons of liquid, or number of passengers) which the vehicle is designed to transport under specified conditions of operation, in addition to its unladen weight.
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