pūtere
1. (verb) to go in a body, float as a group.
Nō te hekenga o te tima ka pūtere noa ngā tāngata i te wai, tokotoru ngā mea i kūmea tonutia atu e te hekenga o te kaipuke (TP 6/1907:8). / When the ship went down, the people floated in a group on the water but three were pulled away by the descent of ship.
2. (noun) raft.
Kotahi tekau mā rua ngā mōrehu kua ū ki uta i runga i tō rātou pūtere e teretere ana (TKO 15/6/1916:8). / Twelve survivors have reached the shore on their floating raft.
