payload

payload
noun Date: circa 1922 1. the load carried by a vehicle exclusive of what is necessary for its operation; especially the load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft consisting of things (as passengers or instruments) necessary to the purpose of the flight 2. the weight of a payload

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  • payload — (n.) 1930, from PAY (Cf. pay) (n. or v.) + LOAD (Cf. load) (n.). Originally the part of an aircraft s load from which revenue is derived (passengers, cargo, mail); figurative sense of bombs, etc. carried by a plane or missile is from 1936 …   Etymology dictionary

  • payload — ► NOUN 1) the part of a vehicle s load which earns revenue; passengers and cargo. 2) an explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or missile. 3) the load carried by a spacecraft …   English terms dictionary

  • payload — [pā′lōd΄] n. 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… …   English World dictionary

  • payload — That part of the useful load of an aircraft that is over and above the load necessary for the operation of the vehicle. It includes the commercial load of a civil aircraft and armament carried on board a military aircraft. The proportion of fuel… …   Aviation dictionary

  • payload — pay|load [ˈpeıləud US loud] n 1.) [U and C] the amount of goods or passengers that can be carried by a vehicle, or the goods that a vehicle is carrying →↑cargo payload of ▪ The helicopter is designed to carry a payload of 2640 pounds. 2.) the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • payload — [[t]pe͟ɪloʊd[/t]] payloads 1) N VAR The payload of an aircraft or spacecraft is the amount or weight of things or people that it is carrying. [TECHNICAL] With these very large passenger payloads one question looms above all others safety. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • payload — UK [ˈpeɪˌləʊd] / US [ˈpeɪˌloʊd] noun Word forms payload : singular payload plural payloads 1) [countable] the amount of a substance that causes an explosion which a missile contains 2) [countable] the equipment or people in a space vehicle 3)… …   English dictionary

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