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Pilot light Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Pilot light has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

2

indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation

3

A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.

See Also
circuit dynamo brightness nonpiloted pilot voltage pilot lamp battery
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
gas burner indicator
Rhyming Words
ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight
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