2. (modifier) defensive, defending.
I ngā rā whakamutunga ake o te marama o Maehe o te tau 1941, i nekehia atu te hokowhitu Māori ki Kariki, noho tatari whakawawao ai rātou i te whakawhitinga o Orimipia ki ngā Tiamana e whakaeke haere mai ana (TTR 2000:103). / In late March 1941, the Māori Battalion moved to Greece and took up defensive positions against the invading Germans at Olympus Pass.