payload
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈpeɪloʊd/
- Specialized
:
carga útil
- Expendable unmanned platforms launch satellite payloads into space or deliver munitions with precision to targets on the ground.
- pounds of payload
- payload into orbit
- payload bay
Now you measure the payload in pounds, not in tons.
- Now you measure the payload in pounds, not in tons.
- We want to buy your payload for that next launch.
- And you say, how much fuel does it take to get that payload to the to the moon?
Examples
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The spacecraft successfully delivered its payload to the International Space Station.
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Aircraft designers have always paid a premium for lightweight composites that improve fuel economy, payload, and cruising range.
Academic text (2010) -
We want to buy your payload for that next launch.
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And you say, how much fuel does it take to get that payload to the to the moon?
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The reason is that its greater payload means it can carry more fuel.
Academic text (2010) -
How do you propose we deliver this payload?
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The company designs payloads and provides other engineering services for space flight.
Academic text (2000) -
Carries a payload of 22,000.
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These are the robotic arms made for the shuttle's payload Bay, built by Canada.
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STS-200 was originally slated to deliver a structural payload... ...to the International Space Station.
Synonyms
537
2.3
Goods carried by a ship, plane, or large vehicle
278
1.1
An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle
231
2.3
A load of goods sent together by one truck, plane, or ship
79
3.9
Goods moved in large amounts by ship, train, or truck
45
2.9
A very large amount about as much as fills a truck
5
5.6
A batch of goods sent by truck or ship for delivery
4
3.8
The number of people or things on one plane trip
4
3.6
The amount of people or goods a ship can carry
3
8.8
A load of goods carried on a ship, truck, or train
3
2.5
A large amount of goods carried by a ship
2
3.2
A large amount of goods that one train can carry
2
3.5
An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity
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3.0
An amount that fills a wagon
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Payload comes from the two parts pay and load, which originally meant a 'load' that has value or is paid for. So a payload is the cargo or goods a vehicle carries.