treasure hunt

noun

1

: an act of searching for treasure

The adventurers set sail on a treasure hunt.

—sometimes used figuratively

a treasure hunt at one of the city's flea markets

2

: a game in which each player or team tries to be the first to find an object or group of objects that have been hidden

Examples of treasure hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The aging infrastructure is a major trash problem, but also a massive treasure hunt. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Bealls is launching its first national ad campaign, encouraging shoppers to rediscover the idea of a treasure hunt for the holiday season. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

And also involves a sort of treasure hunt and some digging in the ground. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

These challenges will be part fact-finding mission and part treasure hunt. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for treasure hunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront