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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Where does the remote control go?
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ABC News, 6 May 2026
Wring out excess moisture and wipe down all sides of the remote control.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Where does the remote control go?
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Soon the waiter arrived, flicked a button on a remote control, and what had appeared to be a fancy mirror on the wall behind Lynch slid down and morphed into an enormous screen.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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 11 May. 2026.
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