remote

Words with a similar base: remote, remote_control

'remote'

[remote_control.n.01] as in: a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

Examples:
he lost the remote for his TV

'remote'

[distant.s.03] as in: located far away spatially

Examples:
distant lands
remote stars

'remote'

[outside.s.06] as in: very unlikely

Examples:
an outside chance
a remote possibility
a remote contingency

'remote'

[distant.s.02] as in: separate or apart in time

Examples:
distant events
the remote past or future

'remote'

[outback.s.01] as in: inaccessible and sparsely populated

'remote'

[distant.a.02] as in: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

Examples:
a distant cousin
a remote relative
a distant likeness
considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics

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