remote control
noun
remote control is a noun meaning “A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-M-O-T-E-C-O-N-T-R-O-L. The plural of remote control is remote controls.
What does remote control mean?
noun
- 1
A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
- 2
A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
The bomb was detonated by remote control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce remote control?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-remote_control.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remote control
- remote controls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remote control in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device used to operate an appliance from a short distance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télécommande, manette |
| German | Fernsteuerung, Fernbedienung |
| Portuguese | controle, controle remoto, controlo remoto, comando, telecomando |
| Spanish | control remoto, control, mando a distancia, mando, telemando |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.