noun🔗ShareAny bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris."On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree."birdanimalgamefoodnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones."The artilleryman loaded the partridge, a cluster of small projectiles, into the large cannon. "militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
