waro

1. (noun) (used as suffix) alkane.

waro

1. (noun) deep hole, pit, abyss (due to natural causes), chasm, mine.

Ko te ingoa o taua waro ko Moaha, he takotoranga nō ōna rangatira (JPS 1893:222). / The name of that chasm is Moaha, and it is the burial place of its chiefs.

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Synonyms: kororua, rua, poka tōrere, maina, mārua, kōruarua, kōrua, pārua, poka, pōpokorua, pokopokorua, pokorua, hāpoki, pokere

2. (noun) coal, charcoal.

Hari nui ana tana ngākau i te wā i whakaritea ia hei hoa mō tana tuakana ki te kōmiri waro, arā ki te panga i ngā kōwhatu aha noa ki waho (TWMNT 2/7/1873:75). / He was overjoyed at the time it was arranged that he accompany his older brother to sort coal, that is to throw out the stones and foreign matter.

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3. (noun) carbon (C).

He pūmotu te waro, māna rawa e ora ai ngā momo rauropi katoa (RP 2009:436). / Carbon is an element and essential to all living things (RP 2009:436).

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waro koranehe

1. (noun) coal.

huke waro

1. (noun) coal mine.

maumau waro

1. (noun) collier.

tapuwae waro

1. (noun) carbon footprint.

Ko taku hiahia kia rangahaua e te Kāwanatanga, ka pēhea e taea ai te whakaheke i te tapuwae waro. / My desire is that the Government do research into how the carbon footprint can be reduced.

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waikawa waro

1. (noun) carbonic acid.

pākawa waro

1. (noun) carbonate.

porotiti waro

1. (noun) carbon disc.

rua waro

1. (noun) coal mine.

Ko tētahi rua waro i roto ngā tāngata e mahi ana, i te pakūtanga i te kaha o te kāhi o roto, kati tonu atu ngā tāngata e 90 ki roto (HTK 5/8/1893:5). / Men were working in a coal mine when it exploded because there was so much gas inside, and the 90 men inside were trapped.

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