pilot light

3 definitions found

pilot light - 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]

  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]

pilot light - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]