From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents [syn: {warhead}, {load}]
2: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "payload": atomic warhead, baggage, bird, blast, burden, cargo, carload, cartload, charge, consignment, freight, freightage, full load, goods, guided missile, haul, impedimenta, lading, load, luggage, missile, nuclear warhead, pack, rocket, shipload, shipment, thermonuclear warhead, torpedo, trailerload, trainload, truckload, vanload, war rocket, warhead
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