treasure hunt

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noun
  1. a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.

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How to use treasure hunt in a sentence

  • And a climactic treasure hunt among the subterranean Martian labyrinths.

    The Mating of the Moons | Kenneth O'Hara
  • Wetting his fingers, Brad gave the shrill whistle which had been agreed upon as the signal to mark the end of the treasure hunt.

  • With the treasure hunt over, all the Cubs gathered on the beach for a council fire and “feed.”

  • The day previous Miss Carver and another teacher had come down the lake and made arrangements for a treasure hunt.

    Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. Wheeler
  • The idea of going on a treasure hunt filled them with great interest.

    The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle | Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)

British Dictionary definitions for treasure hunt

treasure hunt

noun
  1. a game in which players act upon successive clues and are eventually directed to a prize

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