city simulation
nounUK /ˈsɪti ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/
US /ˈsɪti ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/
A city simulation is a computer game where you build and run your own pretend city.
My favorite city simulation lets me build roads, houses, and parks.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer model used by planners to test how a real city might grow or change.
The planners used a city simulation to see where new buses would help most.
3. The act of pretending a place is a city, often in play or role-play.
The kids made a city simulation with cardboard boxes and toy cars.
4. A training exercise where people act out city emergencies to practice responding.
During the city simulation, the team practiced what to do in a big storm.