Usually means: Large vessels carrying valuable cargo.
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We found 3 dictionaries that define the word treasure ships:

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  1. treasure ships: Merriam-Webster
  2. treasure ships: Vocabulary.com
  3. treasure-ships: Wordnik

(Note: See treasure_ship as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (treasure ship)

noun:  (historical) A type of vast, multi-masted Chinese vessel used on the Ming treasure voyages, led by Zheng He in the first half of the 15th century, used for command purposes and the transportation of treasure.
▸ Also see treasure_ship


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