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au o te moana

1. (noun) open sea, open waters.

Nō muri noa nei ka mōhio ahau kaua e huri tō tuarā ki te au o te moana. I pērā ahau, i te huri taku tuarā ki te au o te moana (TWK 48:16). / Some time later I learnt not to turn my back to the open sea. I did that, I turned my back to the open sea.

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Synonyms: moana tuauriuri, moana waiwai, waho, aumoana, tahora

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