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payload

noun

ˈpā-ˌlōd

Definition of payload

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 Five of those payloads are microsatellites for South Korea's nascent New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation for National Safety (NEONSAT) network. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 This gives it the largest conventional payload capacity in the US Air Force fleet. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 These include propellant tanks, engine nozzles, nose cones, thermal payload fairings and advanced deployable solar arrays. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Dedicated launch … Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle is sized for dedicated launches of payloads like Synspective’s StriX satellites. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payload

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The ministry said that port and ship repair facilities in the southern Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were also hit.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The mission also delivered about 1,800 pounds of cargo to the station and returned about the same amount of stuff back to Earth.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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In a new Story on the same day Ross was carb loading in the City of Light, Kendrick thanked followers who stood by her.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The company’s website describes Nucleus as providing humanoid labor to factories by the hour, with current applications including parts picking, shelf loading, product handling, and cart transport.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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This shortage is especially concerning given Arkansas' diabetes burden.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
But prices edged lower Friday, after the Group of Seven nations announced the release of diesel and crude stocks to ease the burden on consumers.

— Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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