Payload Definition
pālōd
payloads
noun
payloads
A cargo, or the part of a cargo, producing income.
Webster's New World
The total weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft carries or can carry.
American Heritage
The weight of such a load.
Webster's New World
The total weight of the instruments, crew, and life-support systems that a spacecraft carries or can carry.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
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