2. (noun) outrigger canoe, inshore fishing raft - made of buoyant wood having two floats about a metre apart tied to 3-4 connecting poles.
I whakamahia te amatiatia mō te hī ika me te kawekawe i ngā tāruke kōura (Te Ara 2015). / The rafts were used for fishing and to transport crayfish traps.
Synonyms: waka ama