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

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for remote control

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole

Kids Definition

remote control

noun

1

: 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