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 The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Technological advances have already made drones cheaply and readily available for purchase, with longer ranges, higher payloads, and an improved ability to evade electronic warfare. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 That lift power enables Falcon Heavy to send large payloads to distant destinations. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, Ukraine struck the factory that builds the Soyuz rockets needed to launch Rassvet payloads. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 Developed by Spar Aerospace (now MDA Space) and the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadarm allowed astronauts to safely and reliably manipulate and transfer heavy payloads outside of the Shuttle, and to conduct inspections and repairs. — Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 New apartment buildings may be designed with convenient landing spots for the drones to drop their payloads on rooftops or courtyards. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The design, classifying Falcon Heavy as a super-heavy launch vehicle, means the rocket is capable of transporting much bigger payloads to orbit. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Other commercial payloads using Falcon 9, including those bound for the International Space Station, are also on schedule to launch from Florida. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payloads
  1. loads
  2. cargoes
  3. loadings
  4. burdens
  5. weights
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Tankers are waiting up to 30 days to load crude oil cargoes from Venezuela due to challenges with aging infrastructure and power outages that impacted its ports, the analyst said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • In fact, trade intelligence firm Kpler said Iran’s August crude export loadings have collapsed more than 80% compared to a year ago.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of loadings
Noun
  • The healthcare industry’s voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The government does not account for compliance burdens that do not involve forms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • Now, this doesn’t mean going to the gym and picking up weights.
    — Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Diaper sizing Both brands offer parallel sizes based on babies’ weights from newborn (under 10 pounds) to size 6 (35+ pounds).
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of weights

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“Payloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payloads. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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