RC

Or R.C.

abbreviation

1. radio control.

2. Red Cross.

3. remote control.

4. Reserve Component: military units whose members serve part-time, as the Army National Guard or the Coast Guard Reserve.

5. Roman Catholic.

RC

¹

abbreviation

1. Red Cross

2. Reserve Corps

3. Also: R.C.. Roman Catholic

4. China (international car registration)

rc

²

abbreviation

1. reinforced concrete

Word History and Origins

Origin of RC¹

(sense 4) from R(epublic of) C(hina)

Example Sentences

For a couple dozen elite RC racers, the stakes were higher.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, he’s supported himself, his wife and two daughters through RC racing.

From Los Angeles Times

Granted, it’s not Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s salary — the top 1% of RC racers typically max out around $150K a year — but it’s enough that he doesn’t have to work another job.

From Los Angeles Times

Adam Drake was 12 years old when he picked up an RC magazine in a middle school aide’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

After that, he began regularly commuting from his family’s home in South Carolina to the nearest RC track in Savannah, Ga.

From Los Angeles Times