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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 In September, the company confirmed those customers would contribute payloads alongside NASA cargo. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026 Vigoride 7 launched on March 30, along with many other payloads, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-16 rideshare mission. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026 If for whatever reason a company’s lander or some aspect of a mission wasn’t ready, NASA can then opt to load up their ride with other payloads. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 The third stage fits within an interstage, preserving the full fairing volume for customer payloads. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payload

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Smaller cargo drones transported emergency medical supplies into areas inaccessible to conventional rescue vehicles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Sometimes the smugglers take their human cargo the entire 80 miles from the Dominican Republic to the western banks of Puerto Rico.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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The company says its load-management controls can help accommodate the fluctuating power requirements of computing hardware while supporting grid stability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Furthermore, the oversized loads will travel at approximately 5-10 miles per hour, so motorists should expect temporary traffic delays along the route.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of load

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Foraging there for sumac berries one day, Smith came across a loading dock that had been converted into a retention pond for managing runoff, where frogs were laying eggs as young tadpoles slithered along.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
The new study did not test whether bone loading extends human life, let alone by an entire decade.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of loading

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The state of Connecticut has one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation and among the highest costs for energy and housing.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Film carries the burden of being popular in the present, but at the end of the day, the real challenge is to make something that can endure the test of time, like Vija does with her masterful work.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

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