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pilot light
noun
- Also called pilot, pilot burner. a small flame kept burning continuously, as in a gas stove or furnace, to relight the main gas burners whenever necessary or desired.
pilot light
noun
- a small auxiliary flame that ignites the main burner of a gas appliance when the control valve opens
- a small electric light used as an indicator
Word History and Origins
Origin of pilot light1
Example Sentences
Zhou and Loth continued to make improvements to the stove, adding a pilot light and making the stove more powerful and suitable for home backyard cooking.
All the families who tend that pilot light with love and tenacity.
We can use a ground-service cable; rig a pilot light on it, and kick it out, as soon as they get in close.
One of the functions of a pilot light is to prevent people from being burnt in case of an explosion in the oven.
“I saw a man putting in a little pilot light for the oven, to-day,” said Mrs. Morton.
Most stoves are constructed so that there is a pilot light for the oven.
Sometimes when the gas pressure is low, the pilot light will go out.
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