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RC

American  
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 British  

abbreviation

  1. Red Cross

  2. Reserve Corps

  3. Also: R.C..  Roman Catholic

  4. China (international car registration)

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rc 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. reinforced concrete

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Etymology

Origin of RC

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

Example Sentences

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While Cohen’s RC Ventures owns 8.3% of GameStop shares, according to FactSet data, he won’t be participating in that vote “so that GameStop’s other stockholders have the opportunity to determine the outcome.”

From MarketWatch

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

At 21, he moved to California, widely known at the time as “the Mecca of RC,” Drake said.

From Los Angeles Times

But even at his peak, the Midwesterner knew he needed to be more valuable to RC companies than as a driver.

From Los Angeles Times

Joseph Quagraine waits for a signal from his driver, Ryan Cavalieri to put their RC car down during the annual Dirt Nitro Challenge.

From Los Angeles Times