noun🔗SharePerdrixAny 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."Le premier jour de Noël, mon amour m'a envoyé une perdrix dans un poirier.birdanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMitraille, boulets ramésA type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones."While cleaning the old fort, they discovered a rusty partridges cannon, designed to shower attackers with a hail of stones and scrap. "En nettoyant l'ancien fort, ils ont découvert un canon à mitraille rouillé, conçu pour arroser les assaillants d'une pluie de pierres et de ferraille.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading