Significados de procure water en inglés

Here they would be able to procure water, and might take repose.

In our part of the prison we sank several wells-someas deep as forty feet-toprocure water.

They must certainly inhabit the country which lies far to the eastward; but how do they procure water?

I agreed to this reasonable request, and only begged to know how they would procure water for their fountains.

They frequently left the beach and wandered inland to procure water and food, not sufficiently exerting themselves to advance southward.

In the meanwhile I will procure water from the stream near by, and to this end my collecting bowl will serve.

He therefore despatched the horsemen by troops, and the companies of light infantry in turn, to procure water and take refreshment.

These were the only vessels to depart in the forenoon, some of them going over to St. Petersburg to procure water.

As it must have been very difficult to procure water, the location must have been chosen solely for the protection it afforded.

The chiefs now returned from the other fortress, having induced its garrison to submit; and we returned to Huaxtepec that we might procure water.

The first churches of this region were usually built near running streams so that the congregation could procure water for themselves and their horses.

I imagined them to be sealers, who having entered the bay to procure water or firewood, were again steering towards the islands to fish.

After an hour's rest beside the well, we were still unable to procure water for our poor beasts, and hastened, therefore, to reach the town.

Landed at 2 a.m. to procure water, having opened a well at the spring; filled two casks and returned to the vessel at 7.

LXXVIII.-Afranius'smen were distressed in foraging, and procured water with difficulty.

The stream being nearly a mile distant, there was a difficulty in procuring water.