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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Pilot lamp

· IPA
01 A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current.
  1. 1.
    A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current.(Elec.)
  2. 2.
    a small light on an electrical device to indicate whether the device is in operation or that the power is on.