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remote control

1. The control of an activity, process, or machine from a distance, as by radioed instructions or coded signals.

2. A device used to control an apparatus or machine from a distance.

re·mote′-con·trol′, re·mote′-con·trolled′ (-trōld′) adj.

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Adj.

remote-controlled - lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars"

unmanned

Translations

remote-controlled

[rɪˈməʊtkənˈtrəʊld] ADJ [toy aircraft etc] → teledirigido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

remote-controlled

[rɪˌməʊtkənˈtrəʊld] adj → telecomandato/a

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The State Council on Tuesday approved a proposal for a draft law on the regulation of remote-controlled aircraft (drones).

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ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik (ESB) has assembled a concrete mixing plant with a remote-controlled Liebherr mobile crane.

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Yes, Ultramote actually makes a software and card combination that allows you to control an unlimited number of remote-controlled devices from up to 50 feet -- right from your PDA.

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With the help of home theater designer Bob Gatton and Philips Electronics style and home designer Stephen Saint-Onge, Adu got the home entertainment setup of his dreams: 50-inch Philips Ambilight flatTV in his and his mother's rooms ($4,499.99 each); 42-inch screens in several other rooms ($2,699.99); the piece de resistance, a home theater that features a custom-built, remote-controlled, 120-foot drop-down Marantz 12S4 projection screen; Lutron motorized window shades that descend to block outside light; and a Canton/Marantz sound system.

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A demonstration of PSI's (Plugging Specialists International) SmartPlug remote-controlled pipeline plugging system attracted about 160 operators and engineering company representatives during late August at BJ Services manufacturing facilities near Tomball, TX.

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The mine is also equipped with remote-controlled Data Solo and Data Mini production drills.

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The burglar was disturbed by the occupier, but fled with property including a Sanwa Futaba remote control, two remote-controlled cars with petrol engines, four cases of Stella Artois lager and two Black and Decker battery chargers.