pirate treasure

collocation in English

meaningsofpirateandtreasure

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pirate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpaɪ.rət/us
/ˈpaɪr.ət/
a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal ...
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treasure
noun
uk
/ˈtreʒ.ər/us
/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/
very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, ...
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(Definition ofpirateandtreasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They must find all four kinds ofpiratetreasureto win.
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The legend goes on in claiming thatpiratetreasuremay be buried on the hill.
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They are first captured by pirates, then escape with thepiratetreasure.
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More common in fiction than in reality,piratetreasuremaps are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow.
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After being captured by local residents, two men claimed that they had a 300-year-old map passed down by their ancestors depictingpiratetreasure.
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Max wants to make it apiratetreasurehunt.
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Over the years many people have claimed to have discovered maps and other clues that led topiratetreasure, or claim that historical maps are actually treasure maps.
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These excavations were said to have been prompted by still older legends of buriedpiratetreasurein the area.
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Jack convinces the girls to go in search of thepiratetreasurewith him.
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Concrete evidence also shows buried pirate treasures.
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