as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payload
But total payload capacity gets a bump to 560 lb (254 kg), including the rider and up to 120 lb (54 kg) loaded onto the rear cargo rack.
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Paul Ridden
may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2025
The first Jackals will be fitted with a payload suite including a four-megapixel camera and a set of short and long-wave infrared sensors to guide the spacecraft’s maneuvers around an object of interest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2025
SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Neutron is Electron's medium-lift successor, built for larger payloads and national security missions.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2025
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Paul Ridden
may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2025
The first Jackals will be fitted with a payload suite including a four-megapixel camera and a set of short and long-wave infrared sensors to guide the spacecraft’s maneuvers around an object of interest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2025
SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Neutron is Electron's medium-lift successor, built for larger payloads and national security missions.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payload
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Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Each crew will engage in activities such as raising the sails, moving cargo and exploring areas of the 1863 ship that are normally shut off to the public.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The device would collect brainwave data during the workday and transmit it wirelessly to a human or machine overseer, who could intervene if the worker’s mental load falls outside the optimal range.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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In this case, wing flexibility is a crucial way to create more aerodynamic load.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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An image capture taken from handout video footage shows escaped inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 16, 2025.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
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All the iced tea pitchers on our list are dishwasher safe, but many require top rack loading or recommend hand washing.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.—
Ashley Belanger – May 29,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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There is a weight to his existence, the face of a nation’s team, the creative burden of one of football’s richest clubs.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Payload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payload. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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