tima
1. (loan) (noun) ship, steamer, ferry.
E rere tonu ana tēnei tima, atu anō i Nēpia ki Te Wairoa, ka paki te rangi te rere ai (TW 3/6/1876:224). / This steamer travels from Napier to Te Wairoa, when the weather is fine.
Synonyms: motu, kaipuke, pora, puke, pahī, kaipuke pūngao-karihi, wakatauā, wakatauā karihi, wakatauā whakatakere
2. (loan) (noun) steam engine, train, sawmill.
Ko te take i pēnei ai he rerekē tōna tima, he tāpaina (TP 10/1904:10). / The reason it is like that is that its steam engine is different, being a turbine.
Synonyms: mira kani rākau
