Meanings
nounpilot light (plural pilot lights)
plural pilot lights
- A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
Synonyms: pilot flame
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
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Broader
nounindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch waakvlam
- waakvlamflame used to ignite gas
Finnish sytytysliekki
- sytytysliekkiflame used to ignite gas
French veilleuse, flamme pilote
- veilleuseflame used to ignite gas
- flamme piloteflame used to ignite gas
German Zündflamme
- Zündflammeflame used to ignite gas
Italian fiamma pilota
- fiamma pilotaflame used to ignite gas
Japanese 種火
- 種火 (tanebi)flame used to ignite gas
Polish płomyk zapalający gaz w piecu, lampka sygnalizacyjna
- płomyk zapalający gaz w piecuflame used to ignite gas
- lampka sygnalizacyjnatelltale lamp
- lampka kontrolnatelltale lamp
Portuguese piloto
- pilotoflame used to ignite gas
Romanian flacără pilot, flacără de aprindere
- flacără pilotflame used to ignite gas
- flacără de aprindereflame used to ignite gas
Spanish llama piloto
- llama pilotoflame used to ignite gas
Swedish tändlåga
- tändlågaflame used to ignite gas
Cite this entry
APA
pilot light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20light
MLA
“pilot light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20light. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilot light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20light.
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