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The revenue-producing part of a cargo.
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The total weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft carries or can carry.
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The total weight of the instruments, crew, and life-support systems that a spacecraft carries or can carry.
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The passengers, crew, instruments, or equipment carried by an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket.
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The explosive charge carried in the warhead of a missile.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.