flightsimulator
nounUK /ˈflaɪt ˌsɪmjʊleɪtə/
US /ˈflaɪt ˌsɪmjəleɪtər/
A flight simulator is a computer program or machine that lets you pretend to fly an airplane.
My brother practices landing planes on his flight simulator after school.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A machine with a moving cabin that trains real pilots to fly.
New pilots spend hours in a flight simulator before flying a real jet.
3. Software used by engineers to test how an aircraft will behave.
The engineers used a flight simulator to check the new wing design.
4. A video game where players control planes through the sky.
He plays a flight simulator on his computer every weekend.