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pilot light

noun

  1. Also called pilot, pilot burner. a small flame kept burning continuously, as in a gas stove or furnace, to relight the main gas burners whenever necessary or desired.


pilot light

noun

  1. a small auxiliary flame that ignites the main burner of a gas appliance when the control valve opens
  2. a small electric light used as an indicator
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pilot light1

First recorded in 1885鈥90
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One of the property鈥檚 residents told Pittsburgh ABC affiliate WTAE-TV that the victim was trying to turn on the pilot light on a furnace in the guest house when the building burst.

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Yulman鈥檚 modules sat on small tables, rhythmically sparking like little pilot lights and pulsing against small drums in conversation with their human counterparts.

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Checking and relighting a pilot light is something you can do yourself; SoCalGas suggests consulting the furnace owner鈥檚 manual or contacting the utility for assistance.

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鈥淭he pilot light got ignited by 鈥業n Bruges.鈥欌

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As it had hundreds of times before in hundreds of previous matches, her opponent鈥檚 nerve lit Williams鈥檚 pilot light.

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