Main entry: remote, remote control
Definition: a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
Usage: he lost the remote for his TV
Definition: inaccessible and sparsely populated;
Definition: located far away spatially
Usage: distant lands; remote stars
Main entry: remote, removed, distant
Definition: separate or apart in time
Usage: distant events; the remote past or future
Definition: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Usage: a distant cousin; a remote relative; a distant likeness; considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
Definition: very unlikely
Usage: an outside chance; a remote possibility; a remote contingency