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radio control

British  

noun

  1. remote control by means of radio signals from a transmitter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In another alternative to radio control, Ukrainians have begun attaching Starlink terminals to drones.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Some of them are doing radio control or second unit, things like that.

From The Verge Aug. 29, 2019

The sanctioned half time entertainment was an exhibition of radio control flying devices by the Electronic Eagles of the Radio Control Association of Greater New York.

From Washington Times Jun. 4, 2017

After the rocket landed, the tank would emerge and by radio control would roll across the moon's surface, televising the lunar scene and radioing back instrument recordings to scientists watching and listening on earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Good, thought Powell; they might lack radio control but at least they were fitted for radio reception.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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