Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: pilot light  pI-lut lIt
  1. Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
    - pilot burner, pilot
     
  2. Indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation
    - pilot lamp, indicator lamp

Derived forms: pilot lights

Type of: gas burner, gas jet, indicator

Encyclopedia: Pilot light

Nearest

pilot boat
pilot bread
pilot burner
pilot chart
pilot cloth
pilot engine
pilot experiment
pilot film
pilot ladder
pilot lamp
pilot light
pilot program
pilot project
pilot whale
pilotage
pilotfish
pilothouse
piloting
pilotless
pilotless aircraft
pilous