papamoana
1. (noun) seabed, lake bed, ocean floor - also written as two words, papa moana.
Nā te rū i Heretaunga i te tau 1931, i ārewa ake ai te papa moana o te whanga hei whenua maroke (TTR 1998:235). / The Hawke’s Bay earthquake of 1931 raised the seabed of the inner harbour, converting it into dry land.
Synonyms: takere, kaupapa o te moana, parumoana
