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throw-weight

 

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Noun throw-weight has 1 sense
  1. throw-weight - the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)
    --1 is a kind of
    weight

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Throw-Weight

Noun: The maximum weight or payload that a military weapon can deliver.

Example: The new missile has a throw-weight of 10,000 pounds.

Noun: The maximum weight or size of a rocket or spacecraft that can be launched into space.

Example: The throw-weight of this rocket allows it to deliver satellites into geostationary orbit.

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