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payload definition

pay·load (pā′lōd′)

noun

  1. a cargo, or the part of a cargo, producing income
    1. 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
    2. the weight of such a load

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payload Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • kg: With an empty weight of 3640 kg, a payload of 2130 kg could be transported.

Converse of object

  • carry: All the features are designed to carry special weapons payload.

Adjective modifier

  • malicious: How can such a program be " an exact copy " while having also been modified " with a malicious payload " ?

Modifies a noun

  • bay: We just assumed that whatever objects we saw had come from the payload bay.

Noun used with modifier

  • kg: M-PADS is expected to accommodate a 60 kg orbital payload and a 16 kg lander payload.
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