payloads

noun

plural of payload
as in loads
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 payloads Today, according to publicly available data, launch costs in Europe are now three times higher than for comparable payloads in the United States. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 It will be used to integrate Department of Defense payloads for not just Blue Origin, but other launch providers with national security missions. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Rather than continually replacing the entire launch vehicle, engineers evolved the architecture through successive versions, adapting it to different payloads and missions. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Using just a Pixel 9 and a Pixel 10, Project Zero was able to exploit a bug in a Dolby Audio codec to deliver payloads to the Pixel 9. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Other compatible equipment includes night vision, RFID systems and custom payloads. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Communications payloads must manage increasingly complex signals. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 SpaceX usually disposes of them in Earth's atmosphere, but the upper stage on the Blue Ghost-Resilience mission used almost all of its fuel getting its payloads to their distant destination. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 For orbital cargo delivery, these early decisions may include where to put launch and landing sites, how to load and unload the orbital payloads to trucks or ships, and how many rockets to build. — Euihyeon Choi, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payloads
  1. loads
  2. cargoes
  3. loadings
  4. burdens
  5. weights
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And that’s only counting crude oil, not liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, or other cargoes that rely on the strait.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • In a report Monday, Windward said Kharg’s western terminal had seen no loadings for 22 consecutive days, the liquid petroleum gas terminal for 13 days and the eastern terminal for 10 days.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Definition of loadings
Noun
  • Elections were still routinely held, largely free from undue burdens or autocratic manipulation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These burdens can discourage families from returning and, in some cases, contribute to their decision not to visit at all.
    — Jillian Turanovic, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • One number in it describes how open weights travel better than any benchmark chart.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The drive clutch, which is connected to the engine, is tower-shaped with springs and shift weights inside.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of weights

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“Payloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payloads. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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