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Noun: pilot burner  'pI-lut 'bur-nu(r)
  1. Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
    "The gas stove's pilot burner ensured quick ignition of the main burners";
    - pilot light, pilot

Derived forms: pilot burners

Type of: gas burner, gas jet