2. (verb) to glide along, float along, move quickly.
E rere rā e te ao uru, tauhōkai ana i runga rā (G 1853:249). / Fly there o western cloud, floating along above.
3. (verb) to rise (of stars, planets, etc.).
4. (modifier) distance.
I hangaia ēnei whakaaturanga mō ngā akoranga tauhōkai reo Māori o te whare wānanga. / These television programmes were made for the university Māori language distance courses.
5. (noun) strut, cross brace.
Nā ngā tauhōkai i taunaki ngā kurupae matua (Ng 1993:459). / The struts supported the main girders.