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noun
- 1. the part of a vehicle's load, especially an aircraft's, from which revenue is derived; passengers and cargo.
- 2. an explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or missile.
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The meaning of PAYLOAD is 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 people or things (such as passengers or instruments) necessary to the purpose of the flight.
PAYLOAD definition: 1. the amount of goods or people that a vehicle, such as a truck or aircraft, can carry 2. the…. Learn more.
PAYLOAD meaning: 1. the amount of goods or people that a vehicle, such as a truck or aircraft, can carry 2. the…. Learn more.
noun. the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight. the number of paying passengers, as on an airplane. Aerospace, Military. the bomb load, warhead, cargo, or passengers of an aircraft, a rocket, missile, etc., for delivery at a target or destination.
noun. 1. that part of a cargo earning revenue. 2. a. the passengers, cargo, or bombs carried by an aircraft. b. the equipment carried by a rocket, satellite, or spacecraft. 3. the explosive power of a warhead, bomb, etc, carried by a missile or aircraft. a missile carrying a 50-megaton payload. Collins English Dictionary.
a. the passengers, cargo, or bombs carried by an aircraft. b. the equipment carried by a rocket, satellite, or spacecraft. 3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the explosive power of a warhead, bomb, etc, carried by a missile or aircraft: a missile carrying a 50-megaton payload.
Definition of payload noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
