2. (loan) (modifier) torpedo.
I haere ngā tima tōpīto me ngā manuao e rua hei tiaki haere i aua tōpīto, e haere ana ki tētahi wāhi, he moutere nō Amarika, ko Kiupa te ingoa (TJ 12/4/1898:8). / Torpedo ships, and two battleships as an escort to them, are going to a place, an American island, called Cuba.
3. (loan) (noun) torpedo, torpedo boat.
I haere ngā tima tōpīto me ngā manuao e rua hei tiaki haere i aua tōpīto, e haere ana ki tētahi wāhi, he moutere nō Amarika, ko Kiupa te ingoa (TJ 12/4/1898:8). / Torpedo ships, and two battleships as an escort to them, are going to a place, an American island, called Cuba.
tōpito
1. (noun) end, extremity.
Mēnā he huatau ōu, he pakirehua kē rānei āu e pā ana ki tēnei tātai whakatairanga reo Māori a te Taura Whiri, kia hohoro te whakapā mai, kia hau ai te rongo ki ngā tōpito o te motu (HM 4/1993:2). / If you have ideas or enquiries concerning this Māori language promotional plan of the Māori Language Commission, contact us urgently so that the information can be spread to all parts of the country.
Tōpito Whakararo
1. (location) North Pole.
Synonyms: Pito Raki, Te, Nōta Pōra, Pito Whakararo o te Ao, Te
tōpito o te ao
1. ends of the earth, other parts of the world.
Ko tētahi rōpū e mea ana kia hangaia he ture hei whakawhāiti i ngā huarahi tukutuku pata, tīhi hoki, ki ngā mākete o tāwāhi, hei whakahaere i te hokonga o aua kai, hei whakariterite i ngā tima hei hari atu i Nui Tīreni nei ki ngā tōpito o te ao (TTT 1/10/1923:10). / One group is saying that a law should be made to restrict the avenues to send butter and cheese to overseas markets, to organise the sale of those foods and to arrange the ships to transport them from New Zealand to other parts of the world.
