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.
See also parūna