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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner;
[syn: pilot burner, pilot light, pilot]

2. indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation;
[syn: pilot light, pilot lamp, indicator lamp]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pilot lamp \Pilot lamp\ or Pilot light \Pilot light\ (Elec.) 1. A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. a small light on an electrical device to indicate whether the device is in operation or that the power is on. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pilot light \Pi"lot light`\, n. a small gas flame kept burning continuously on a stove, water heater, or other gas-burning device, so as to allow immediate ignition of the main flame when the gas flow is turned on. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pilot light n 1: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner [syn: pilot burner, pilot light, pilot] 2: indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation [syn: pilot light, pilot lamp, indicator lamp]