Definition of ngawha in English:
ngawha
nounPlural ngawhas ˈŋɑːfə
NZ A hot spring.
a map shows the location of most of the ngawhas
Example sentencesExamples
- They give forth regular geyser-like water eruptions and form a class quite distinct from the ngawhas, or permanent springs.
- The banks on both sides of the river are marked by innumerable steam jets, ngawhas, fumaroles, and geysers.
- What steps are being taken to safeguard the public following the recent discovery of pathogenic amoeba in a ngawha thermal pool?
- It seems to have resembled a ngawha, or a simple boiling-spring.
- There are still numerous ngawhas to be found, which have special appellations.
- In the depths somewhere is a ngawha.
- One of them fell in a ngawha, was badly scalded and died.
- This distinguishes the thermal waters of White Island from the ngawhas of the Rotorua and Taupo Districts.
- The last time he entered the ground, he came out near a ngawha.
- He rested by a ngawha.