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remote control

noun

  1. control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals.
  2. Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance.


remote control

noun

  1. control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire
  2. Also:remote a hand-held device that enables remote control of a system or appliance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ³¾´Ç³Ù±ð-³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³Ù°ù´Ç±ô±ô±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·³¾´Ç³Ù±ð-³¦´Ç²Ô·³Ù°ù´Ç±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of remote control1

First recorded in 1900–05
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There have been helicopters without onboard crew before, but they have all been flown by pilots using remote controls from a ship or command base.

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Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 as the Water Management Group of Tetra Tech Inc. Its projects included “the first remote control submarine for exploration and military†research.

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She stopped at a pet food store and shortly before 5 p.m. returned to her neighborhood and activated the remote control to open the gate to her subdivision.

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He was joined on stage by the song's producer, Mustard, who clutched a football while sporting the world's baggiest jeans - before Lamar pointed an imaginary remote control at the camera and intoned, "Game Over".

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They were on duty when the car they were travelling in drove over a bomb that had been hidden in the road and was detonated by remote control.

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