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Pilot light   /pˈaɪlət laɪt/   Listen
noun
Pilot light, Pilot lamp  n.  (Elec.)
1.
A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current.
2.
A small light on an electrical device to indicate whether the device is in operation or that the power is on.


Pilot 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.





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"Pilot light" Quotes from Famous Books



... in any part of the hot-water piping system, the water passing through the water valve at the heater causes the gas valve to open so that the whole set of burners in the heater is supplied with gas, and the burners are lighted from a pilot light. When the faucet is closed, the gas supply is shut off and the burners are put out. The pilot is lighted all the time. Space will not permit going over these connections in detail. It is a large ...
— Elements of Plumbing • Samuel Dibble


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