noun
Meaning 1
A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pilot flame
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
pilot light
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noun
Meaning 2
A small telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit whose brightness indicates the voltage of the current.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pilot burner, pilot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gas burner, gas jet
noun
Meaning 4
indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pilot lamp, indicator lamp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indicator
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: waakvlam — flame used to ignite gas
- Finnish: sytytysliekki — flame used to ignite gas
- French: veilleuse — flame used to ignite gas
- French: flamme pilote — flame used to ignite gas
- German: Zündflamme — flame used to ignite gas
- Italian: fiamma pilota — flame used to ignite gas
- Japanese: 種火 (tanebi) — flame used to ignite gas
- Polish: płomyk zapalający gaz w piecu — flame used to ignite gas
- Portuguese: piloto — flame used to ignite gas
- Romanian: flacără pilot — flame used to ignite gas
- Romanian: flacără de aprindere — flame used to ignite gas
- Spanish: llama piloto — flame used to ignite gas
- Swedish: tändlåga — flame used to ignite gas
- Polish: lampka sygnalizacyjna — telltale lamp
- Polish: lampka kontrolna — telltale lamp