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payload
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun payload has 2 senses
- payload(n = noun.artifact) load, warhead - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents; Array has particulars: atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead
- payload(n = noun.artifact) cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, shipment - goods carried by a large vehicle; Array is a kind of merchandise, product, ware
is a kind of explosive
is a part of guided missile
CIDE DICTIONARY
payload, n.
- The part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge. [WordNet 1.5]
- The goods carried by a large vehicle. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
payload, n.
1 the part of an aircraft's load from which revenue is derived.
2 a the explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or rocket. b the instruments etc. carried by a spaceship.
1 the part of an aircraft's load from which revenue is derived.
2 a the explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or rocket. b the instruments etc. carried by a spaceship.
THESAURUS
payload
atomic warhead, baggage, bird, blast, burden, cargo, carload, cartload, charge, consignment, freight, freightage, full load, goods, guided missile, haul, impedimenta, lading, load, luggage, missile, nuclear warhead, pack, rocket, shipload, shipment, thermonuclear warhead, torpedo, trailerload, trainload, truckload, vanload, war rocket, warhead
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