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radio-controlled

British  

adjective

  1. controlled remotely using 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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The fund’s holdings include a stake in Horizon Hobby, which makes model trains and radio-controlled planes, cars and boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Other notable sales during the auction, according to Propstore, included a radio-controlled light-up ghost trap from “Ghostbusters” and “Ghostbusters II,” which went for $327,600.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

Let me break down what I know covering the military and the federal government for 40 years, and as a private pilot and an amateur pilot of radio-controlled aircraft like small drones; Probably not.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

The other: the more advanced Borisoglebsk-2, which can jam drone guidance systems and radio-controlled land mines.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

He pulled a radio-controlled model of Batman’s black car from the carton.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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