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remote controls

remote controls is the plural of remote control.

Meaning of remote control

Noun

remote control (countable and uncountable, plural remote controls)

  1. (countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
    • A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
  2. (uncountable) A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
    • The bomb was detonated by remote control.
    Synonyms:
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Questions about remote controls

What is remote controls the plural of?
Remote controls is the plural of remote control.

Words near remote controls in the dictionary

  1. remosomes
  2. remotable
  3. remote
  4. remote access
  5. remote control
  6. remote controls
  7. remote desktop
  8. remote desktops
  9. remote froglet
  10. remote froglets
  11. remote hands

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