PILOT LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pilot light mean? 

• PILOT LIGHT (noun)
  The noun PILOT LIGHT has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: PILOT LIGHT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PILOT LIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pilot; pilot burner; pilot light

Hypernyms ("pilot light" is a kind of...):

gas burner; gas jet (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

indicator lamp; pilot lamp; pilot light

Hypernyms ("pilot light" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)