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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
pilot experiment |
pilot film |
pilot flag |
pilot ladder |
pilot lamp |
pilot light
| pilot program
| pilot project
| pilot valve
| pilot whale
| pilot wheel
pilot light
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pilot light has 2 senses
- pilot light(n = noun.artifact) pilot, pilot burner - small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner; Array is a kind of gas burner, gas jet
- pilot light(n = noun.artifact) indicator lamp, pilot lamp - indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation; Array is a kind of indicator
CIDE DICTIONARY
pilot light,
- 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.]
- a small light on an electrical device to indicate whether the device is in operation or that the power is on. [PJC]
pilot 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]
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