pilot light

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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 lamp.

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Origin of pilot light

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby pilot light

piloting, pilot lamp, pilotless, pilotless aircraft, pilotless ignition, pilot light, pilot officer, pilot plant, pilot raise, pilot signal, pilot station

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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 Online
All the families who tend that pilot light with love and tenacity.
On Loving Someone Who Battles Inner Demons|Susanna Schrobsdorff|October 10, 2021|Time
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 Laumer
One 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 Allen
Sometimes 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

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

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pilot light

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