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paratunu

1. (loan) (noun) platoon - a company was divided into three platoons.

Nō te taenga atu o te toenga mai o tō rātau paratunu, i mau tūturu ai te tāmore nei (TTR 2000:112). / When the rest of their platoon arrived, the pinnacle was secured.

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Synonyms: wāhanga toru o te kamupene

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