1. (noun) battlefield, battleground, combat zone, field of battle, front.
Ka hoea a Taupō moana ki tōna tāwaha, ā, mā te awa o Waikato ki te pae o te riri (TTR 1994:141). / They paddled across Lake Taupo to its outlet and down the Waikato River to the battlefield.
See also pae o te pakanga
Synonyms: māra o te pakanga, kauhanga riri, pae o te pakanga, parekura
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