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| pay·load [ páy ld ] (plural pay·loads) |
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1. quantity of cargo: the quantity of cargo or number of passengers that a plane, train, or other vehicle can carry, often expressed as weight or volume, or the revenue-producing portion of its cargo or passengers
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2. spacecraft load: the passengers, equipment, or satellites carried by a spacecraft, or the weight of these
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3. explosive charge: the explosive charge of the warhead of a rocket or missile, or the total explosive charge of the bomb load carried by an aircraft
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