2. (noun) overhang, overhanging bank.
Ka mahi te kārearea i tōna kōhanga ki te papa whenua, ki ngā wāhi kōruarua, ki raro i ngā poro rākau, ngā tauwharewhare hoki (Te Ara 2016). / The New Zealand falcon makes its nest on the ground, in a scrape, under logs or overhangs.
Synonyms: wharewharenga, tauwharenga, tauwharewharenga, tauwhare