whare tūrama
1. (noun) lighthouse.
E kī ana ngā nūpepa mai o Merepana ko ngā Pākehā o reira e whakarite tikanga ana e whakatūria ai ētahi atu raite (arā, whare tūrama) ki Kīngi Aerani, te motu kua nui rawa nei ngā mate o te kaipuke (TWMNT 11/8/1874:206). / The newspapers of Melbourne are reporting that the Europeans there are commissioning the construction of additional lights (that is, a lighthouse) on King's Island, an island that has had many shipping disasters.
See also whare rama
Synonyms: whare rama, whare raiti