balloon - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

parūnu

1. (loan) (noun) balloon.

I kōrerotia i tērā nūpepa te āhua o tēnā hanga o te parūnu, te mea haere i runga i te rangi pūhia haeretia e te hau (TWM 26/12/1870). / That newspaper spoke about the construction of the balloon, the thing that travels in the sky and is blown about by the wind.

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poihau

1. (noun) balloon.

Synonyms: parūna, parūnu, purūnu

parūna

1. (loan) (noun) balloon.

Kei 'Te Pipiwharauroa' o Pēpuere 1900 ngā kōrero o te haerenga o ētahi tāngata tokorua i runga i te rererangi, arā i te parūna, kia kite i te mutunga mai o te ao (TP 7/1902:5). / In 'Te Pipiwharauroa' of February, 1900 was a report on the journey of two men in an aircraft, that is, a balloon, to see the end of the world.

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Synonyms: poihau, parūnu, purūnu

purūnu

1. (loan) (noun) balloon.

Ko tēnei mea ko te purūnu e rere ana i te takiwā o te rangi, he pēnei me te manu e titiro iho nei ki raro, koia ana te waka o Tianara Taweta e rere haere ana ki te titiro haere i te āhua o taua whenua o Tanatiako (TJ 12/7/1898:5). / This thing, the balloon, flies in the air and looks down on the ground like a bird; it is the craft of General Shafter which is flying along looking at the layout of the land of Santiago de Cuba.

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waea parūnu

1. (loan) (noun) barrage balloon - a large anchored balloon, often with netting suspended from it, used as a defence against low-flying aircraft.

Ka rere mai ō rātau waka rererangi whawhai, ka kōmutumutu haere i waenganui o ngā waea parūnu, ka tuku i ā rātau pōmu (HP 1991:123). / Their fighter planes flew towards us, to intercept us between the barrage balloons and let go their bombs.

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rere pūangi

1. (noun) ballooning.

pūangi

1. (noun) balloon (computers, etc.).

pūangi

1. (noun) balloon.

pūangi kōrero

1. (noun) speech balloon.

pēhanga kōhatu

1. (noun) ballast of rocks - heavy material placed in a ship or car of a balloon, etc. to secure stability.

Ko te 'Roihe', he kata, 25 tana, Kāpene Hoina, nō Ahuriri, he pēhanga kōhatu (TKM.MM 30/4/1860:7). / The 'Rose', a cutter, 25 tons, Captain Joiner, from Napier, in ballast.

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Synonyms: tao waka, pēhi