Plural of payload
regular plural
The plural of payload is payloads.
Forms of payload
| Singular | payload /ˈpeɪloʊd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | payloads |
| Countable | countable |
Payloads in a sentence
- In addition to out-of-spec traffic, malicious packets can contain payloads that cause a system to crash.2003, Jack Koziol, Intrusion Detection with Snort, Indianapolis, IN: Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry dos
- There are perpetual requests for changes as new payloads and new demands and modifications are suggested by the users.1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle…. From the entry perpetual
- Recent studies have concluded that Viking-era entry system deceleration technologies are extremely difficult to scale for progressively larger payloads (tens of metric tons) required for human Mars exploration.2014, Karl T. Edquist et al., “Development of Supersonic Retropropulsion for Future Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems”, in Journal…. From the entry retropropulsion
- Once delivered as dangerous payloads, the Chinese PLA cyberunits can exploit these remotely-planted command and control devices, to collect all manner of sensitive governmental, economic or confidential information.2012, William Hagestad II, 21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare, page 48. From the entry cyberunit
Meaning of payload
- noun That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
- noun The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
- noun That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.
Questions about the plural of payload
- What is the plural of payload?
- The plural of payload is payloads.
- Is payload countable?
- Payload is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: payload (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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