tūwatawata
1. (modifier) fortified.
He whare maihi tū ki roto ki te pā tūwatawata, he tohu nō te rangatira: Whare maihi tū ki te wā ki te paenga, he kai nā te ahi (JPS 1913:63). / A carved house standing in a fortified pā is the mark of a well-bred man; a carved house standing in the open, among the cultivations is food for the fire.
2. (noun) main fence of a pā, stockade, fortification.
Ko ia wāhanga o te pā he mea karapoti ki ōna tūwatawata me ōna parepare (NIT 1995:333). / Each part of the pā was surrounded by its palisade and earthworks.
