secret map

Concealed treasure guide

A secret map is a map that reveals hidden or concealed information—the location of buried treasure, a hidden passage, or restricted territory.

The phrase evokes adventure stories and games where discovering such a map drives the plot: The children found a secret map in the attic.

It can also describe any diagram of information meant to be kept from others.

Related

compass · dead reckoning · X marks the spot · buried · clue · cryptic · parchment · quest · mysterious · coordinates · legend · concealed · pirate · ancient · old world · ancient ruins · lost city · riddle

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accessibility/publicity

secret mapstreet map

Diagram of city thoroughfares

tourist map · Google Maps · road atlas · world map · wall map

official status

secret mapsurvey map

Measured land diagram

officialness/authority

secret mappublic record

Officially accessible government information

Family

secret, map, secrets, secretly, secrecy, secretive, secretively, secretary, secretarial

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G