rango
1. (noun) roller (for moving a heavy object such as a canoe), skid.
Ka tīkina atu e rātau ngā rango o 'Tākitimu', ka whakatakotoria e rātau ki raro i a 'Tākitimu', māmā ana te tō ki uta rawa (HP 1991:29). / They fetched the rollers of the 'Tākitimu' canoe, positioned them under 'Tākitimu' and it was easily dragged right up on the beach.
2. (noun) cylinder, roller (for painting).
He āhua ahu-toru te rango, he porowhita te āhua kei ia pito, ā, he mata kōpiko e hono ana i ēnei porowhita e rua. Ka whakamaua he kakau, kia taea ai te rango te pīrori (RTA 2014:146). / The cylinder is a three-dimensional shape, circular at each end and a curved surface joins these two circular ends. A handle is attached so that the cylinder can be rolled.
