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1 part of the load of a ship, an aircraft, etc for which payment is received, eg passengers and cargo, but not fuel 收费载重, 酬载（船舶、飞机等的收费运载量, 如乘客、货物而不包括燃料）.
2 explosive power of a bomb or warhead carried in an aircraft or a missile （飞行器或导弹所携的炸弹或弹头的）炸药量.
3 equipment carried by a satellite or spacecraft 有效荷载（卫星或航天器携带的仪器设备）.

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[U and C]
the amount of goods or passengers that can be carried by a vehicle, or the goods that a vehicle is carrying
→cargopayload of
　The helicopter is designed to carry a payload of 2640 pounds.
[C]
the amount of explosive that a missile can carry