ALL meanings of payload
pay·load
P p - noun payload the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight. 1
- noun payload the number of paying passengers, as on an airplane. 1
- noun payload Aerospace, Military. the bomb load, warhead, cargo, or passengers of an aircraft, a rocket, missile, etc., for delivery at a target or destination. the total complement of equipment carried by a spacecraft for the performance of a particular mission in space. the explosive energy of the warhead of a missile or of the bomb load of an aircraft: a payload of 50 megatons. 1
- noun payload cargo, goods 1
- noun payload missile: explosive part 1
- variable noun payload The payload of an aircraft or spacecraft is the amount or weight of things or people that it is carrying. 0
- variable noun payload The payload of a missile or similar weapon is the quantity of explosives it contains. 0
- noun payload that part of a cargo earning revenue 0
- noun payload the passengers, cargo, or bombs carried by an aircraft 0
- noun payload the equipment carried by a rocket, satellite, or spacecraft 0
- noun payload the explosive power of a warhead, bomb, etc, carried by a missile or aircraft 0
- noun payload a cargo, or the part of a cargo, producing income 0
- noun payload 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 0
- noun payload the weight of such a load 0