1. (noun) layers of cloud above the horizon.
Ko ngā rārangi kapua kei runga ake i te pae, ko te ‘rangi mātāhauariki’ tērā. Whai muri i tēnei tūāhua ka pā mai ko te hau makariri o te tonga a Tūtakangāhau. (Te Ara 2013). / Layers of cloud above the horizon are known as 'rangi mātāhauariki'. This situation is followed by the cold south wind Tūtakangāhau.
Synonyms: mātāhauariki
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