Sentence examples for water gathering from inspiring English sources

Women performed physically demanding chores such as grinding grain by hand in a stone quern, drawing and carrying water, gathering wood, and churning milk to make butter.

Children start to work as soon as they can walk - tending animals, fetching water, gathering wood, and looking after the younger members of the family.

But the storm was so big that even while part of it passed over land, much of it was still over water, gathering more moisture, said Frank Marks, director of the hurricane research division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

By dawn, Susan Palmer, 43, had taken her position alongside the village women to begin the daily grind of hauling water, gathering firewood, cleaning and cooking in 104-degree temperatures until evening, when she finally sat down to a meal of goat's intestines -- but only after the men ate.

The hippo water roller and Q-drum which allow more water to be carried, with less effort and serve as a good alternative for ethnic communities that do not wish to give up water gathering from remote locations, assuming low topographic relief.

Mr. Chaiban pointed out that people in camps live in fear, especially at night, and spend their days engaged in basic survival activities: collecting water, gathering wood, and trying to keep their families together.

The heavy rain may have had its origins in colder waters gathering in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean, a regularly occurring event known as La Niña that alters weather patterns, said Anthony J. Broccoli, a professor of climate and environmental sciences at Rutgers University.

While chili peppers thrive on vast amounts of water, a drainage hole prevents too much excess water from gathering and drowning or rotting the roots.

Draining the old water and refilling the bowl with clean, cold water will allow the meat to continue defrosting while preventing the water from gathering too much bacteria.

If your system has rain sensors with a cup that catches water, remove any water in the cup and cover the sensor with a plastic bag to prevent water from gathering in the cup and freezing it over.

"I felt like I was floating," Mr. Rosenberg said, wrapped in a silk and terry robe as he recuperated from the water treatment stretched out in a leather recliner in the lounge, sipping ice water and gathering enough strength to lumber over to the next treatment room for a facial.