radio-controlled
Britishadjective
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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
As a boy, he built his first instrument, using a cigar box, a picture frame for the neck and string from a radio-controlled toy airplane.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
In 1964, José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado, a Spanish neurophysiologist, brought a charging bull to a halt using radio-controlled electrodes embedded in the animal’s brain.
From New York Times • May 12, 2022
A military drone was exported to a trade fair in Shanghai in 2019, while being described in Italian customs documents as a radio-controlled model plane, they added.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2021
He pulled a radio-controlled model of Batman’s black car from the carton.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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