Tuhaahi
1. (noun) Spitfire - a British fighter plane used in the Second World War.
Ka mātakitaki au ki ēnā rererangi whawhai mīharo. He nunui kē ngā paihau, nunui kē ake i tō te Mehemete. He Tuhaahi taku whakamāoritanga i tō rātau ingoa (HP 1991:184). / I gazed at those amazing fighter planes. The wings were large, larger than that of the Messerschmitt. Tuhaahi (Spitfire) is my translation of their name.