Paeroa. 1. n. Wind which blows along the shore. Tera te rongo o paeroa, te hau i raro ra (M. 200).
2. Range of hills, particularly of a long even ridge. Heoti hoki te kawe ki te paeroa i uta ra e (M. 407). Paeroa-o-Whanui, the Milky Way.
3. v.i. Lie broadside on. Me haere ki te wahi kino paeroa ai.
Williams Dictionary