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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The monitors — about the size of a television remote control and housed in a plastic cover the size of a bread loaf — were placed at air monitoring stations around the fires’ perimeters, as well as at other sites, including in West Los Angeles and Santa Clarita.
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Even the remote control for the television down the hall is wrapped in gilt.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For local residents without cable or satellite TV, there will be two ways to watch ABC Sports programming:
▪ Viewers who own televisions with an indoor antenna can use their remote control to find Channel 7.2, which will air all ABC programming.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
An available remote control lets boaters adjust throttle from anywhere on the boat.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Even the remote control for the television down the hall is wrapped in gilt.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For local residents without cable or satellite TV, there will be two ways to watch ABC Sports programming:
▪ Viewers who own televisions with an indoor antenna can use their remote control to find Channel 7.2, which will air all ABC programming.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
An available remote control lets boaters adjust throttle from anywhere on the boat.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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