2. (noun) sheltering.
He wāhi pai tēnei mō te whakawhare kaipuke (TTR 1996:24). / This was a good place for the sheltering of ships.
Synonyms: ruruhau, whakaruru, tīhoka, whakamarumaru, tāwharau
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