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remote control
noun
1
: control (as by radio signal) of operation from a point at some distance removed
2
: a device or mechanism for controlling something from a distance
Examples of remote control in a Sentence
Where did you put the remote control?
The bomb was detonated by remote control.
a DVD player with remote control
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Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Remote control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote%20control. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
remote control
noun1
: control (as by a radio signal) of operation from a point some distance away
operated by remote control
2
: a device for controlling something from a distance
a remote control for a VCR
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