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Definition 2025

pilot_light

pilot light

English

Noun

pilot light ‎(plural pilot lights)

A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
A small telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit whose brightness indicates the voltage of the current.

Translations

flame used to ignite gas

Dutch: waakvlam (nl)
Finnish: sytyke (fi)
French: veilleuse (fr) f, flamme pilote f
German: Zündflamme
Italian: fiamma pilota f

Japanese: 種火 ‎(tanebi)
Portuguese: piloto (pt) m
Romanian: flacără pilot f, flacără de aprindere f
Spanish: llama piloto f
Swedish: sparlåga

Coordinate terms

(small persistent flame used to ignite): igniter, sparker