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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To ensure safety, track marshals can reduce the speed or stop karts at any time via remote control.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Rudolph pushed a button on a homemade remote control.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Video issued by the intelligence service shows an unidentified person holding a remote control, then pans to reveal a silver car on a road before the car explodes in a burst of flames.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The company revealed that the system’s Teleoperation Module enables real-time remote control of the Aero Hand Open using data gloves + robotic arms or compatible robotic interfaces.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Rudolph pushed a button on a homemade remote control.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Video issued by the intelligence service shows an unidentified person holding a remote control, then pans to reveal a silver car on a road before the car explodes in a burst of flames.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The company revealed that the system’s Teleoperation Module enables real-time remote control of the Aero Hand Open using data gloves + robotic arms or compatible robotic interfaces.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for remote control
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“Remote control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote%20control. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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