heketau
1. (noun) parachute.
I muri tonu i tana pekenga mai i te waka rererangi, ka puāwai tana heketau (Ng 1993:323). / Soon after she had jumped from the plane, her parachute opened (Ng 1993:323).
Synonyms: hekerangi
1. (noun) parachute.
I muri tonu i tana pekenga mai i te waka rererangi, ka puāwai tana heketau (Ng 1993:323). / Soon after she had jumped from the plane, her parachute opened (Ng 1993:323).
Synonyms: hekerangi
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