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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This gives it a cruising speed of 162 knots (186 mph, 300 km/h) at an altitude of 7,000 ft (2,100 m), with a range of 1,034 nautical miles (1,189 miles, 1,915 km) carrying a one-tonne payload, including up to 12 passengers.
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New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
To put that in perspective, the maximum payload of a Boston Dynamics Spot robot is only 14 kg.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft will carry 30 science payloads, all but one of which will be to test technology under lunar-like conditions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Though one of its three parachutes was slow to deploy, the capsule also safely landed just after 10 minutes into the flight in a remote area as a team deployed to recover the craft and its scientific payloads.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
To put that in perspective, the maximum payload of a Boston Dynamics Spot robot is only 14 kg.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft will carry 30 science payloads, all but one of which will be to test technology under lunar-like conditions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Though one of its three parachutes was slow to deploy, the capsule also safely landed just after 10 minutes into the flight in a remote area as a team deployed to recover the craft and its scientific payloads.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payload
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Dex gives him mouth-to-mouth to revive him and then … leaves him on the cargo ship.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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When the Western military left, islanders created makeshift imitations of the infrastructure — control towers built from bamboo, a plane carved from wood — in the hope that this ritual would cause more cargo to arrive.—
Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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This is because teams test with different fuel loads and tire compounds, and some might even engage in sandbagging—a tactic where drivers deliberately lap slower to keep their true pace and potential under wraps to divert attention from certain features on the car or dodge unnecessary hype.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Craving more assists from Tyler McGhie to balance the load?—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The first phase of the Pavilion renovation, addressing backstage infrastructure such as artist facilities and loading areas, is already underway, according to comments and photographs provided by Ravinia President and CEO Jeff Haydon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hicks Bus Line buses line up in the loading area at Lake Ripley Elementary School.—
Kendall Larson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The legislation, House Bill 177, seeks to reduce the financial burden on the state's Medicaid program by ensuring that parents who have access to private insurance use it as the primary coverage for their children.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several venture capitalists investing in European tech startups also decried complex regulatory compliance burdens on their portfolio companies.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Payload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payload. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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