remote control
nounDefinition of remote control
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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Further Reading High Dynamic Range, explained: There’s a reason to finally get a new TV In typical Amazon fashion, the Toshiba TVs can be controlled by voice command thanks to a remote control enabled with Amazon's Alexa AI. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, "Amazon takes on TCL’s Roku TV with low-cost HDR Fire TV," 24 June 2019 One human monitors the remote controls for 10 trucks. — Matthew Boyle, latimes.com, "Self-driving delivery is coming to Walmart — but not directly to customers," 19 June 2019 They are equipped with mechanical arms, cameras, microphones, air quality sensors, and can zip around autonomously or by remote control, taking inventory, videotaping experiments, replacing malfunctioning equipment or working together to move cargo. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Planned trips to moon could usher in space-based commerce," 8 June 2019 The weapon could go off in one of three ways: an 8-day timer, remote control, or if someone tampered with it. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Britain Built a Nuclear Land Mine and Almost Used Chickens To Detonate It," 21 Dec. 2018 In an ongoing series that warps past and future, the 38-year-old artist reimagines touchstones of pop culture (remote controls, Spalding basketballs, a full-scale DeLorean out of Back to the Future) as archaeological relics. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Only 500 of This Artist’s Space Kit Candle Are Up for Grabs—And They’re Totally Worth the Hype," 30 Nov. 2018 One of his next projects is making a guide to help patients and visitors understand the complicated remote controls for their in-room televisions. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Fountain Valley Regional Hospital celebrates volunteers — including the furry, four-legged kind," 25 July 2019 At least 15 others were injured when the car packed with explosives and parked near a busy security checkpoint by the city's airport was detonated by remote control, said Capt. — Fox News, "Islamic extremists detonate car bomb in Somalia, killing 10, police say," 22 July 2019 All this adds up to an Iranian project intended to result in the long-term remote control of Syria from Tehran. — Jonathan Spyer, WSJ, "Getting Iran Out of Syria Is No Easy Task," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remote control.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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