radio control

1 of 2

noun

: control of mechanisms other than signaling apparatus at a distance by radio waves

radio-control

2 of 2

transitive verb

¦rādē(ˌ)ō+

: to operate by radio control

radio-controlled airplane

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Transitive verb

radio control

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