payload

Definition of Payload in English :

Noun

1. load, payload, warhead

the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

load
warhead

2. cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment

goods carried by a large vehicle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Payload

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noun

1.

that part of a cargo earning revenue

2.

a.

the passengers, cargo, or bombs carried by an aircraft

b.

the equipment carried by a rocket, satellite, or spacecraft

3.

the explosive power of a warhead, bomb, etc, carried by a missile or aircraft

a missile carrying a 50-megaton payload

Payload

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noun

1.

a cargo, or the part of a cargo, producing income

2.

a.

a load that consists of anything carried by an aircraft, rocket, etc. that is not essential to its flight operations, including warheads, spacecraft, or passengers

b.

the weight of such a load

Payload

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n.

1. The revenue-producing part of a cargo.

2.

a. The total weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft carries or can carry.

b. The total weight of the instruments, crew, and life-support systems that a spacecraft carries or can carry.

c. The passengers, crew, instruments, or equipment carried by an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket.

3. An explosive charge, biological or chemical agent, or other destructive element borne by a missile or bomb.

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