āwhiotanga
1. (noun) circumference, perimeter, distance around.
Ko te āwhiotanga o te ao e 25,000 māero, nā te whai ki ngā moutere, ki ngā wāhi whāiti o ngā moana i eke ai ki te 27,500 māero te rerenga o ngā waka o ngā Marikena. He rere tino roa tēnei i whawhe nei i te ao (TTT 1/2/1928:730). / / The circumference of the world is 25,000 miles, but by following the islands and the narrow parts of the oceans the flight of the Americans' aircraft increases to 27,500 miles. This is an extremely long flight that circles the world.
Synonyms: paenga