cargo payload
1payload — 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… …
2Payload — may refer to:* Cargo, goods or produce being delivered or transported * Payload (air and space craft), the net carrying capacity of an aircraft or spacecraft (as distinct from throw weight) * Warhead, a payload composed of explosive materials and …
3payload — [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… …
4cargo — I noun baggage, boatload, bulk, capacity, carload, cartload, charge, commodities, consignment, contents, conveyance, freight, freightage, furnishings, goods, haul, impedimenta, lading, lading of a ship, load, luggage, merchandise, onus, pack,… …
5payload — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6payload — (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 …
7payload — ► 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 …
8cargo — [n] baggage; something to be delivered burden, consignment, contents, freight, goods, haul, lading, load, merchandise, payload, shipload, shipment, tonnage, ware; concepts 338,446 …
9Payload (air and space craft) — In military aircraft or space exploration, the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship, including as cargo, munitions, scientific instruments or experiments. External fuel, when optionally carried, is also considered part of …
10payload — [1] The actual weight of cargo being carried, including packaging, etc. (GVW Unladen weight = payload). [2] The revenue earning cargo of a commercial vehicle. Also see interior payload …
