pilot light
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.
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How to use pilot light in a sentence
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.
Meet the Creator of the Outdoor Wok with a Six-Month Wait List | klindsey | October 15, 2021 | Outside OnlineAll 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.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerOne of the functions of a pilot light is to prevent people from being burnt in case of an explosion in the oven.
Mechanical Devices in the Home | Edith Louise Allen“I saw a man putting in a little pilot light for the oven, to-day,” said Mrs. Morton.
Ethel Morton at Sweetbrier Lodge | Mabell S. C. Smith
Most stoves are constructed so that there is a pilot light for the oven.
Mechanical Devices in the Home | Edith Louise AllenSometimes when the gas pressure is low, the pilot light will go out.
Mechanical Devices in the Home | Edith Louise Allen
British Dictionary definitions for pilot light
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
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