1. (noun) narrow escape, lucky escape.
He nui atu tō mātau aroha ki te oraititanga o ō tātau hoa Pākehā i te waipuke (TPH 31/5/1900:3). / We were very concerned about the narrow escape of our Pākehā friends from the flood.
Synonyms: orapito
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